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BIBLIOGRAPHY OF
THE NIAGARA REGION.
THE
UPPER CANADA REBELLION
OF 1837-’38,
Being an Appendix to Volume Five, Buffalo
Historical Society Publications.
Bueealo, N. Y.
igo2.
Lb
C..,INTRODUCTION.
The undertaking in the following list is to set down, with some
helpful comment, the titles of the books and pamphlets relating in
whole or part to the disturbances of i837-’38 which are variously
designated as the Patriot War, Mackenzie’s Rebellion, or the Upper
Canada Rebellion. I have used the last name, as being more truly
descriptive. The years named coyer the actual outbreak; but that
outbreak was merely an episode in the course of a political move-
ment which began many years before, and only ended with the union
of Upper and Lower Canada in 1841. In its broader aspect the re-
bellion was a phase of a social and political evolution, beginning at
least as early as 1817, the effects of which are still potent in the life
of the Dominion. Its sources were deeply rooted in Upper Canada
when, in the year named, Robert Gourlay began his crusade against
abuses. It might be warrantable to regard as the beginning of the
literature of the rebellion of ’37-8, the thirty-one printed questions
which Gourlay published in 1817, asking prominent people what in
their judgment did most to retard the development of the province.
Gourlay suffered for his zeal—he was banished; but the outcry
against the oligarchy known as the Family Compact, the dissatisfacV
tion with the allotment of lands known as the Clergy Reserves, and
the demand, in short, that the people should become a more potent
factor in the administration of their own affairs, grew louder and
deeper until they found a mouthpiece in William Lyon Mackenzie.
Utterly unsuited for -leadership, and failing miserably in the resort
to force, which was never in any sense an uprising of the Canadian
people, he was yet the means of hastening the day when the province
should receive a form'of government more beneficent, more truly
representative, than he ever dreamed of in all his clamor for “re-
form.”
It is necessary to set arbitrary bounds to the literature of any
historical episode, for events are so related to what has gone before
and to what follows, that the only way to compass a subject is to cut
away on all sides of it with such judgment as may be, or as befits the
specific purpose. Thus in the following list I have included numer-430	BIBLIOGRAPHY OF
ous titles relating to the Clergy Reserves, one of the most sub-
stantial of the grievances against, which the outcry was raised. But
my survey, with very few exceptions, has been confined to the litera-
ture of events comprised in the years 1836-40. It is especially inter-
esting to note how active the pamphleteers and presses were in 1836,
the year before the resort to force; and again in 1839, when the
many publications, governmental and otherwise, which followed the
outlawry and fiasco of arms, suggest the distant rumbling of thunder
after the passing of a summer shower. Subsequent writings on the
subject have their value, but these contemporary imprints, themselves
a part, as it were, of the outbreak, have a unique interest to the
student of the history of this region.
Primarily, it is true, the literature of the Upper Canada Rebel-
lion is somewhat apart from that of Western New York, the natural
field of research for the Buffalo Historical Society—though border
movements are seldom restricted to either side. Incidentally, that
rebellion fastened itself upon the United States border from
Northern and Western New York to Michigan ; and intruded upon
a; page of our, diplomatic relations with' Great Britain. Hence the
literature of the subject must be taken note of, in any survey of the
literature of the Niagara region.. In one phase, that literature is
peculiarly American, as distinguished from Canadian. Many of the
apprehended “Patriots” who were exiled to Van Diemen’s Land,
claimed residence on this side of the border; and on their return
apparently found some satisfaction in writing and printing the story
of their sufferings. The narratives of Gates, Marsh, Miller, Suther-
land, Wait and others form a Unique group of books, of historic
value as to their contents, curious and interesting as imprints of the
presses of Buffalo, Lockport, Fredonia, and elsewhere half a century
or more ago. In the following list are given fac-similes of the title-
pages of some of these narratives of exile, with a few other of the
rarer books relating to our subject.
The disturbances of 1837-38 in Upper and in Lower Canada,
though distinct in their origin and course, had at least a bond of
sympathy, and form practically one page in the history of Canada
so far as the evolution of her present form of government is con-
cerned; but it would carry us too far afield to include in the present
list the literature of the Lower Canada outbreak, usually called
Papineau’s Rebellion. Although it is not in any sense literature of
the Niagara region, the student of the subject will find his interest
naturally extend from the field of the exploits of Mackenzie to that
of his French prototype; and he should be familiar with the prin-431
UPPER CANADA REBELLION.
cipal narratives relating to that phase of the subject. Among them
are Garner’s Les Evenements de 1837-8, Esquisse Histoire de Vinsur-
rection du Bas Canada (Quebec, 1877) ; David’s Les Patriotes de
1837-1838 (Montreal, 1884) ; Journal d’un Exile politique aux terres
australes, by L. Ducharme (Montreal, 1845) ; Globensky’s La Rebel-
lion de 1837 a Sahit-Eustache. Precede d’un expose de la situation
politique\du Bas-Canada depuis la cession; Felix Poutre’s Echappe
de la Potence—Souvenirs d’un prisonnier d’Etat Canadien en 1838
(at least two French editions, Montreal, 1869 and 1884, and an
English version, Escaped from the Gallows, etc., Montreal, 1862) ;
Notes d’un condamne politique de 1838, by F. X. Prieur (an ed.
Montreal, 1884) ; and the Memoires relatif a Vemprisonnement de
Vhonorable D. B. Viger (Montreal, 1840). Some of these narratives
tell of enforced voyages into exile on the notorious prison ship
Buffalo, and parallel, in their tales of suffering in Van Diemen’s
Land, the chronicles of Marsh, Wait and others from Buffalo and
vicinity. To the list should perhaps be added the reminiscences of
John Fraser contained in his Canadian Pen and Ink Sketches (Mon-
treal, 1890).
So far as method is concerned, the present attempt has been to
make merely an. author catalogue, with cross-references under the
principal topical heads which the subject naturally suggests. Books
and pamphlets relating wholly or chiefly to this subject are fully
collated whenever possible—and there are very few titles in the list
wFich have not been transcribed from the books themselves. Works
of broader scope, containing chapters or passages of importance, re-
lating to the rebellion, are recorded with less particularity, though
usually the title-page at least, is given in full. General reference
works, for the most part of easy access to the users of libraries, are
indicated as briefly as possible, consistent with clearness. Certain
niceties of bibliographical work, such as the indication of alignment
on title-pages, and the height of books by the metric system, are not
attempted; but it is hoped the usefulness of the list is not greatly
impaired thereby. Numerous citations from “Hansard” indicate
“Hansard’s Parliamentary Debates.” The compiler has had no op-
portunity to examineJ other documents and papers, of the British
Parliament.
The compiler cherishes no delusions as to completeness, his un-
derstanding being that nothing bibliographical is, ever was or ever
will'be, either complete or wholly accurate. He has merely done
what he could, under hampering conditions of. time, space for print-
ing, and opportunity for research. The real basis of the list is his432
BIBLIOGRAPHY.
Own library. Next to that he found most material in the Toronto
Public Library, where .thev collection of early pamphlets bearing on
the political phases of the subject is probably unrivalled. Special and
grateful acknowledgment is made to the librarian of that institution^
Mr. James Bain, Jr., for help given. Cordial help has also been givens
at the Buffalo Public Library.
The hope is entertained, that in subsequent volumes of the Buf-
falo Historical SocietyPublications, the bibliography of the literature
of the Niagara region may be continued with other lists on well-
defined periods or episodes. Some of the subjects that naturally
suggest themselves are : the French period, i. e., in its historical re-
lation to this region, ending with the capitulation of Fort Niagara in.
1759; the Holland Purchase; the Indians; the War of 1812—a vast
subject, but of which, so far as known, no adequate bibliography has
been published; the Erie Canal; the anti-Masonic episode; the
Fenian Raid; and especially , the literature Of travel, scientific ob-
servation and description pertaining to Niagara Falls. Under these
and other heads the literature of the. region may well be surveyed.
F. H. S.LITERATURE OF THE
UPPER CANADA REBELLION.
Adam, G. Mercer. See Sir John A. Macdonald.
Addresses, presented to His Excellency Major General Sir John
Colborne, K. C. B. Lieut.-Governor of Upper Canada, on the
occasion of his leaving the Province. Toronto.—R. Stanton,
Printer to the King’s most Excellent Majesty. 1836.
8vo. pp. 67.
Addresses to Sir Francis B. Head, Bart, from the Legislatures of the
British North American Colonies, &c., &c., &c. on his resignation
of the Government of Upper Canada. Toronto:	R. Stanton,
Printer to the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty. 1838.
Reprinted as Appendix B. to Head’s Narrative, q. v.
Affairs (The) of the Canadas. In a series, of letters to the London
Times. By a Canadian. London, 1837.
8vo. pp. 75. See Rev. A. E. Ryerson, D. D.
Albany Argus, Jan. . ., 1838.
A reprint of the official account of the burning of the Caroline,
forwarded to Gov. Marcy.
Annual Register . . . of the year 1837, London, t . . 1838.
Chap, x, Affairs of Canada, History of Canadian discontents,
Mr. Hume’s defence of his letter to Mr. Mackenzie, speeches of
Mr. Gladstone, Mr. Labouchere, Charles Buller, etc., etc.
Annual Register ... of the year 1838. London . . . 1839.
Chap, i (pp. 1-21) relates wholly to the Canadian insurrection;
chaps, ii and iii, to Parliamentary debates and measures in relation
thereto. Of prime value to the student of the subject.
Annual Register ... of the year 1839. London . . . 1840.
Chap, viii, Affairs in Canada, particularly Lord Durham’s Re-
port, review of British policy toward Canada, change in the plan,
etc.
Annual Register . . . of the year 1840. London . . . 1841.
Chap, viii, Union of the Canadas, sale of Clergy Reserves, etc.
433484
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF
Atkins, Barton. The River Niagara, descriptive and historical
. . . By Barton Atkins. Buffalo, 1899.
i2mo. pp. 44.
Chap, vii, “The Patriot War/’
Barber, John W. and Henry Howe. Historical Collections of the
State of New York. . . . New York, 1841.
Under “St. Lawrence County,” pp. 487-489, is given an account
of the battle of Prescott, reprinted from E. A. "fheller, q. v.; at
p.	357, an account of the Caroline affair, quoted from S. DeVeaux,
q.	v.
Barrister (A) [pseud.] A few words on the subject of Canada.
[quot. 61.] London:	Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green &
Longman, Paternoster-Row. 1837.
8vo. pp. 52.
Beaven, James. [Clergy Reserves.] See Am. Church Review, vol. 4,
July and Oct. 1851.
An excellent history of the subject.
Bethune(Rev.) A. N. Thoughts on the lawfulness and expediency
of church establishments; and suggestions for the appropriation
of the Clergy Reserves in Upper Canada as far as respects the
Church of England: in a letter to C. A. Hagerman, Esq. M. P.
Solicitor General of Upper Canada. By the Rev. A. N. Bethune,
rector of Cobourg, and chaplain to the Lord Bishop of Quebec.
Cobourg: R. D. Chatterton, printer, 1836.
8vo!.pp. 32.
Bethune, A. N. (D.D.) The Clergy Reserve question in Canada.
*By A. N. Bethune, D. D. Archdeacon of York, diocese of Toronto,
Canada. London:	Printed by R. Clay, Bread Street Hill, 1853.
8vo. pp. 24.
Bettridge, William. A brief history of the Church in Upper Can-
ada : containing the acts of Parliament, Imperial and Provincial;
royal instructions; proceedings of the deputation; correspond-
ence with the Government; clergy reserves’ question, &c. &c. By
William Bettridge, B. D., (St. John’s College, Cambridge,) Rector
of Woodstock, Upper Canada. [2I.] London:	Printed and
published by W. E. Painter, at the offices of the Church of
England Gazette, and Churchman, 342,. Strand, and sold by all
booksellers. 1838.
8vo. pp. 143, [il.
Bigelow, Allen G. The City of Buffalo, its history and institutions.
... Buffalo. . ., . 1888.
Buffalo Express souvenir issue, Sept., 1888. (Pp. 56, ill.)
Gives briefly events of the rebellion in Buffalo and on the Niagara.
Bonney, (Mrs.) CathArina V. R. A Legacy of Historical Glean-
ings, compiled and arranged by Mrs. Catharina V. R. Bonney.
... In two volumes. Second edition. Albany, N. Y.: J. Mun-
sell, 82 State Street:	1875.UPPER CANADA REBELLION.
435
8vo. vol. i, pp. vii[i], 542; vol. ii, pp. 'vii, 544. III.
Vol. ii, chap, iv, “Narration of facts connected with the Fron-
tier movements of the Patriot Army of Upper Canada,” and
chap, v, “The Canadian Patriot Army” (pp. 61-105),, relate
chiefly to the participation in the rebellion of Rensselaer Van
Rensselaer, who was Mrs. Bonney’s brother; many letters are
given, which passed,between Cyrenius Chapin, Renns. Van Rens-
selaer, his father, Gen. Solomon Van R., and other members of
the family; Renns. Van R’s “Own Notes on his Military Life*”
relating to his participation in the rebellion, pp. 76-104, interrupted
with other documents.
Bonnycastle (Sir) Richard H. The Canadas in 1841. London,
1842. 2V.
Chap, xiv, vol. 1, devotes several pages to a sketchy, highly
rhetorical account3 of what “the ruffian Mackenzie” and his
“vermin” followers did. Sir Richard applauds Head for re-
moving the regular troops and relying solely on the militia—the
very act for which calmer writers usually condemn the Lieutenant
Governor. “I actually believe there were at one period of the out-
break no fewer than 40,000 militia in the field, throughout the
upper province,” is one of the characteristic extravagancies of
this writer, who was one of the first of the never-ending succes-
sion of book-writing tourists to visit the Niagara region after the
exploits of Mackenzie had made it more famous than ever before.
Bonnycastle (Sir) Richard H. Canada, as it was, is, and may be.
By Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Richard H. Bonnycastle, Royal Engi-
neers. With considerable additions, and an account of recent
transactions by Sir James Edward Alexander, K. L. S., etc. [cut]
In two volumes. London. 1852.
8vo. vol i, pp.
Vol. ii, chap, i: The occupation of Navy Island; chaps, ii-v:
The invasion and subsequent events.
Bourinot, (Sir) John George. Canada During the Victorian Era.
See Mag. Am. Hist., vol. xvii, pp. 414-424. New York, 1887.
Bourinot, (Sir) John George. The Story of Canada. [Story of the
Nations series.] New York. 1896.
Chap, xxiv: Political Strife and Rebellion, 1815-1840.
Bourinot (Sir) John G. (K.C. M. G., etc.). Social and economic
conditions of the British Provinces after the Canadian Rebellions,
1838-1840.	.
See Trans. Roy. Soc. Can. 2d ser. vol. vi. [Montreal.] 1900.
[British Constitutional Society.] Declaration of the views and ob-
jects of British Constitutional Society on its re-organization, ad-
dressed to their fellow subjects in Upper Canada. Toronto. 1836.
8vo. pp. 12.
A German ed. of the above, as follows; Erklaruug der
Ansichten und Absichten der Brittish Constitutionellen Gesell-
schaft bei ihrer Wieder-Organization. Addressirt an ihre Mit-436
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF
Unterthanen in Ober Canada. Stadt Berlin—Waterloo—Gore
Distrikt, O. C. 1836.
8vo. pp. 11.
British North America. Copies or extracts of correspondence rela-
tive to the affairs of British North America. . . . London, 1839.
Folio. Issued by Government.	.
Includes correspondence of Sir George Arthur, Lord Glenelg,
etc.
British Policy in Canada, 1838.
Quarterly Reviezv, vol. 64, London, 1839. A severe arraign-
ment of the Government for mismanagement,
Brougham, (Lord). [Henry Peter Brougham, Baron Brougham and
Vaux.\ Motion calling for returns as to Canadian prisoners and
as to political offenders being treated as convicts in violation of
the amnesty. In House of Lords, March 25 and 26, 1839. (Han-
sard, 3d ser., vol. 46, pp. 1177 and 1218.)
Brougham, (Lord). Speech favoring clemency to nine Canadian
prisoners who had petitioned the House. June 13, 1839. (Han-
sard, 3d ser., vol. 48, p. 165.)
Brougham, (Lord), and others. [Debate over case of Col. Prince,
charged with executing prisoners without trial. Besides Lord
Brougham, the Duke of Wellington, the Marquis of Normandy,
Lord Ellenborough, and Lord Glenelg spoke.] May 30, 1839.
(Hansard, 3d ser., vol. 47, p. 1078.)
Brougham. Lord Brougham’s speech on the mal-treatment of the
North American Colonies. London, 1838.
8vo. pp. 37.
Reviewed, Quarterly Reviezv, vol. 63, London, 1839.
Brougham. See also:	“Life and Times of Henry, Lord Brougham.”
Bryce, George (LL.D.)
See his “Canada from 1763 to 1867,” being chap, iii, in vol. viii,
“Narrative and Critical History of America,” ed. Justin Winsor,
1889; pp. 151-162; bibliographical memoranda on the rebellions
in Upper and Lower Canada (a few works mentioned, with help-
ful comment), pp#. 180-182.
Bryce, George (M.A., LL.D.). A short history of the Canadian
People. . . . London. . . . 1887.
i2mo., pp. vii, 528; folding map.
. Chap, x considers the Family Compact; chs xi, “The Rebellion
and the New Constitution,”
Brymner, Douglas (Archivist), Report- on Canadian Archives.
1901. Ottawa, 1902.
Contains a calendar of state papers for Lower and Upper
Canada, including, of the latter, correspondence of Lieut.-Govs.
Sir J. Colborne and Sir F. B. Head, 1836; drafts of dispatches
to Head, 1836; and miscellaneous papers bearing on the discon-UPPER CANADA REBELLION.
437
tent in the Upper Province, and causes leading up to the' rebel-
lion. Among them are characteristic letters of Mackenzie.
Buchanan, Isaac. The real state of things in Canada: explained
in a few rough sketches on financial and other vital matters in
both the Canadas. By Isaac Buchanan, whose primary object was
simply to throw light on the question of specie suspension. To
which are prefixed two articles formerly written by him on the
. Clergy Reserves, [quot. 2 lf] Toronto:	Printed for the author.
1837.
8vo. pp. 8, 55.
Dedicated to Sir F. B. Head. The Clergy Reserves papers
were first printed in the Toronto Albion.
Buckingham, James S. Canada, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and
the Other British Provinces in North America, with a plan of
national colonization. . . . [1843.]
Chap, iv devotes a few pages to a statement of facts connected
with the rebellion; Sir Francis Head is criticized for not better
protecting Toronto. The “Supplementary Chapter,” pp. 489-513,
treats of Charles Buller’s presentation of colonial colonization,
that work being practically a sequel to Lord Durham’s report,
and, in its political aspect, referable to the agitation of ,37-,38.
There are minor allusions to the rebellion in Buckingham, but
little to reward the special inquirer in that subject.
Buller, Charles.
Reputed author of Lord Durham’s “Report on the Affairs of
British North America” (London, 1839). See Durham.
Bury (Viscount). [W. C. Keppel.] Exodus of the western nations.
. . ... London, 1865.
Vol. ii, chap. 12, treats of the Rebellion losses bill.
Callahan, James Morton (Ph.D.). The Neutrality of the Ameri-
can Lakes and Anglo-American Relations. . . . (Johns Hopkins
Univ. Studies, ser. 16, Nos. 1-4.) Baltimore, 1898.
8vo. pp. 199.
Chap, v, “The Canadian Rebellion and Boundary Questions,”
sketches the main incidents of the rebellion, and traces the effect
of the outbreak upon international proceedings in relation to
armaments on the Lakes ; numerous references to U. S. Govt, and
other publications, especially contemporary newspapers, are help-
ful to the student bent on further research.
Canadian (A). See Rev. A. E. Ryerson.
Canadian Archives. See Douglas Brymner (Archivist).
Canadian (The) Controversy, its Origin, Nature and Merits. . . .
London, 1838.
Canadian (The) Crisis and Lord Durham’s mission to the North
American Colonies, with remarks, the result of personal observa-
tion, etc. London, 1838.
8vo. pp. 56.438,
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF
Reviewed, Quarterly Review, vol. 63. London, 1839.
Canadian (The) Portfolio. See John Arthur Roebuck.
Canniff, William (M. D.). The Rebellion of 1837 in Upper Canada,
Pp. 19-36, vol. iii, “Canada, an Encyclopaedia of the Country,”
edited by J. Castell Hopkins, Toronto, 1898.
Caroline Almanack. See William Lyon Mackenzie.
Caroline, burning of the.
[Orr, John W. ?] Pictorial Guide to the Falls of Niagara.
. . . Buffalo:	Press of Salisbury and Clapp. 1842.
i6mo. pp. xiv, 15-232.
The work was copyrighted by John W. Orr, who designed and
engraved the illustrations. He may have written it. Part iii,
chap. 4, tells the story of the seizure and burning of the Caroline;
on p. 215 is an engraving of the steamer ; as it was made within
five years of the Navy Island episode, it is presumably a fairly
true picture of the vessel.
See also, Documents, U. S. Senate and H. Rep.
Caroline, The case of. See:
Winsor’s Narrative and Critical History of America, vol. vii,
p. 494, note; for report of the case, Wendell, xxv, 483; for re-
view of the decision by Judge Tallmadge, Wendell, xxvi, 663,
app.; Calhoun’s Works, iii, 618; U. S. Revised Statutes, sec. 752-
754; Webster’s Works, vi, 292-303.
Champion, Thomas EdwArd. History of the 10th Royals and of the
Royal Grenadiers from the formation of the regiment until 1896.
By Thomas Edward Champion. Toronto : 1896.
Chatham, [pseud.] [The rebellion, and union of the provinces.]
n. p.
8vo. pp. 8.
[Chisholme, David.] [Half-title:] Annals of Canada for 1837 and
1838. n. p. n. d. [Montreal, 1849?]	• -
8vo. pp. 156 ?	.
First printed anonymously in the Montreal Gazette. See letter
regarding its authoriship, in Montreal Gazette, Aug. 1895,
which indicates 1849 as the year when the printing of the book
was begun. Not mentioned by Gagnon (who does give C’s “Ob-
servations on the rights of the British colonies to representation
in the Imperial Parliament,” etc., Three-Rivers, 1832), nor by
Sabin or any other bibliographer whose work I have consulted.
The only copy seen is an incomplete volume in the Toronto Public
Library. Mr. James Bain, Jr., librarian of that institution, is . of
opinion that the printing of the' work was never completed, the
Toronto copy being inferred to be the gathered sheets as far as
the work was carried. It is obviously one of the greatest rarities
of all the literature relating to the Niagara region. The narrative
is well written, the story of the Navy Island campaign, the cutting
out of the Caroline, etc., being given with considerable fullness.UPPER CANADA REBELLION.
439
Claims for losses. Documents relating, to claims for losses, &c.,
transmitted by His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor, . . .
Toronto, 1840.
Appendix to Journal, House of Assembly, U. C., vol. ii, part
2d, pp. 651-696.
Includes data of expense of. transportation to Van Diemen’s
Land.
Clement, W. H, P. (B.A., LL.B.) The history of the Dominion of
Canada. . . . Toronto. . . . 1897.
i2mo. pp. viii, 350, cuts and maps.
Chap, xxxiii, Upper Canada, 1815-1837; chap, xxxvii, Out-
breaks in Canada.
Clergy Reserves. An act to provide for the sale of the Clergy Re-
serves in the Province of Canada, and for the distribution of the
proceeds thereof. , • - Toronto; H. & W, Rowsell, Diocesan
Press. 1842.
8vo. pp. 19.
Clergy Reserves. An apology for the Church of England in the
Canadas, in answer to a letter to the Earl of Liverpool, relative
to the rights of the Church of Scotland &c., by a Protestant of
the Church of Scotland. By a Protestant of the Established
Church of England, [quot. 2 /.] Kingston:	Printed by James
Macfarlane. 1826.
8vo. pp. 22.
Clergy Reserves. By-Laws, of the corporation, for superintending,
managing and conducting the Clergy Reserves, in Upper Canada.
York: Printed by Robert Stanton. 1831.
8vo. pp. 11.
Clergy Reserves. The Clergy Reserves. A letter from the Lord
Bishop of Toronto to the Duke of Newcastle, Her Majesty’s
Secretary for the colonies. Toronto:	Printed at the “Church-
man” office, corner of King and Nelson streets, MDCCCLIII.
8vo. pp. 27.
Clergy Reserves. Report of a public discussion ht Simcoe, on
Wednesday and Thursday, July 16 and 17, 1851, on the Clergy
Reserves and Rectories. Published at Simcoe, N. Co. C. W. 1851.
8vo. pp. 119.
Clergy Reserves, Report of a select committee on, . . . Toronto,
1840.
Appendix to Journal, House of Assembly, U. C., vol. ii, part
2d, pp. 737-739.
Clergy Reserves. Report of select committee on Report of Com-
mittee of the Whole on the Clergy Reserves. . . . Toronto, 1840.
Appendix to. Journal, House of Assembly, U. C., vol. ii, part
2d, pp. 794-795*
Clergy Reserves. The Reserve question ,or a word for the church,440
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF
by one of its clergy, [quot. 2 /.] Printed for the author, 1837.
8vo. pp. 19.
Clergy Reserves. See Journals, House of Assembly. U. C.; Legis-
lative Council, U. C.
Clergy Reserves. See also James Beaven, J. C. Dent, Earl of Dur-
ham, Lord Ellenborough, Wm. Kirby, Clias. Lindsey, Lord
Sydenham.
Clergy Reserves Distribution. See Journal, House of Assembly,
U. C., session 1839-40, pp. 155, 159, 164, 168.
Clergy Reserves Sale bill. See Journal, House of Assembly, U. C.,
session 1839-40, pp. 21, 32, 36, 39, 43.
Collins, Edmund. See Sir John A. Macdonald.
Colonist (A) [pseud.] A reply to the report of the Earl of Dur-
ham. By a Colonist, [quat. 2 /.] London:	Richard Bentley,
New Burlington Street. Publisher in ordinary to Her Majesty.
1839.
8vo. pp. 91.
Conant, Thomas. Upper Canada Sketches. By Thomas Conant.
With illustrations, portraits and map. Toronto: William Briggs,
29-33 Richmond St. West. 1898.
8vo. pp. 243. Lithographed plates (21) in colors,. 5 portraits,
map of Ontario east of L. Huron, in tint.
Chap, vi gives a graphic account of the perilous flight across
Lake Ontario in the winter of ’37-8 of some 40 “patriots” and
Canadian sympathizers, in the schooner Industry, belonging to the
author’s father; with other episodes of the “war.”
Copies of Extracts of Correspondence relative to the affairs of Lower
Canada, Upper Canada, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Or-
dered by the House of Commons to be printed, 10th January.
London, 1838.
Reviewed, London and Westminster Review, vol. 6 and 28,
London, 1837-8.
Cross, D. W. The Canadian Rebellion of 1837. Mag. West. Hist.
Cleveland, O., 1888.
Vol. viii, pp. 359-370, 521-529-
Mr. Cross was deputy U. S. Collector at Cleveland during the
Canadian rebellion, was “on the inside” of events, and kept a
journal of all that passed under his observation. His articles are
not particularly discriminating (e. g. he speaks of the Caroline
being sent “with her dead and wounded over Niagara,” etc.), but
are valuable for details of operations at the west end of Lake Erie,
and particularly for the organization and work of the “Hunters’
. Lodges.”
[Cruikshanic, (Lt. Col.) Ernest.] A historical and descriptive
sketch of the County of Welland in the Province of Ontario, inUPPER CANADA REBELLION.
441
the Dominion of Canada. . . . Published by authority of the
County Council. Welland:	[Ont.] . . . 1886.
8vo. pp. 73-
Pp. 25-31 give a clear, compact statement of the causes of the
rebellion, and its principal events.
Cruikshank, (Lt. Col.) Ernest. Some papers of an early settler.
The rebellion of ’37.
See the Welland (Ont.) Tribune, 1891. A series of article in
which were first published* many letters of historical value, mostly
written to James Cummings of Chippewa, Ont., in the early years
of the 19th century; among them contemporary letters relating to
the Upper Canada Rebellion, by Ch. A. Haeerman, Dr. Josiah
Trowbridge, Mayor of Buffalo, Col. Allan N. McNab, Hon. W. H.
Draper,' Chief Justice John Macaulay, Sheriff Alexander Hamil-
ton and others.
IDarling, (Rev.) W. Stewart.] Sketches of Canadian Life, lay and
ecclesiastical, illustrative of Canada and the Canadian church.
By a Presbyter of the Diocese of Canada. London:	David
Bogue, Fleet Street. 1849..
8vo. pp. iv, 310.
Davin, Nicholas Flood. The Irishman in Canada. London and
Toronto, 1887.
8vo. pp. xvi, 692.
Ch. 9-12, “The Rise of Responsible Government in Canada,”
show the relation of Mackenzie’s agitation to other influences
which combined to overthrow the old state of things arid bring
about responsible government for a united Canada. Traces the
political evolution of which Mackenzie’s rebellion was a part; but
gives no details of the occurrences of that abortive uprising.
For a review of “The Irishman in Canada,” see The Canadian
Monthly, vol. xii, pp. 660-62.	(1877.)
Davis, Robert. The Canadian Farmer’s Travels in the United States
of America, in which remarks are made on the arbitrary Colonial
Policy practiced in Canada, and the free and equal rights, and
happy effect, of the liberal institutions and astonishing enterprise
of the United States. Buffalo [Steele’s Press:	Printed for the
author], 1837.
8vo. pp. 108.	•
De Blaquiere, (Hon.) F. B. Copies of letters, &c., read in the Legis-
lative Council, in the debate upon the Clergy Reserves bill, Jan. 17,
1840: by the Hon. F. B. De Blaquiere. Toronto: Printed by R.
Stanton, 164, King-street, MDCCCXL.
8vo. pp. 30.
Denison (Capt.) Frederick C. Historical Record of the Governor-
General’s Body Guard, and its standing orders. . . . Toronto,
1876.
8vo. pp. 87.442
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF
Chap, ii describes the service of the West York Militia (after-
wards Governor General’s Body Guard) during i837~’38.
Denison (Lt. Col.) George T. Soldiering in Canada. Recollections
and Experiences. . . . Toronto, 1900.
Chap, ii, “The Rebellion of 1837,” tells of the organization of
the West York Cavalry (nucleus of the present regiment, the
Governor General’s Body -Guard), and its service during the re-
bellion; the disturbances near Toronto, and the affair of the
Caroline.
Dent, John Charles. [Engraved title:] The story of the Upper
Canadian Rebellion. By John Charles Dent, author of “The Last
Forty Years,” &c. [Vignettes: Vol. i, “Escape of Mr. Powell”;
vol. ii, “The Cutting out of the Caroline.”] Toronto. Published
by C. Blackett Robinson. 1885.
[Type title:] The story of the Upper Canadian Rebellion;
largely derived from original sources and documents. By John
Charles Dent, author of “The Last Forty Years,” etc. [Quota-
tions, 10 /.] Toronto: C. Blackett Robinson, 5 Jordan Street.
1885.
Vol. i, pp. 384, front, port. John Rolph; port. David Gibson,
op. p. 279; vol. ii, pp. 382, front, port. W. L. Mackenzie, 3 other
ills.
An exceedingly disputatious work, its object to vindicate Dr.
Roloh at the expense of Mackenzie; its accuracy sometimes sacri-
ficed for sake of picturesque narrative ; the most readable but not
the most trustworthy history of the rebellion.
Dent, John Charles. /The Last Forty Years. Canada since the
Union of 1841. Toronto, 1881.	*
2 vols.
I11 vol. i, chap, i, “Lord Durham,” properly belongs to our
subject (op. p. 16 an engraving, “Destruction of the Caroline”),
as do chap, iv, “The First Ministry,” and chap, viii, “The Case of
Alexander McLeod.” Op. p. 83, port. W. L. Mackenzie.
De Veaux, S. The Falls of Niagara, or tourist’s guide to this won-
der of nature. . . . By S. De Veaux. Buffalo:	William B.
Hayden. Press of Thomas & Co. 1839.
i6mo., pp. viii, 168, [1] ; map and ills.
Pp* 77-79, “The expedition to Navy Island, and steamboat
Caroline.” Woodcut, “Burning of the steamboat Caroline,” opp.
P* [47].
Documents, U. S. Senate and House of Representatives.
• Burning of steamboat Caroline. See:
25th Cong., 2d session, House docs. vol. 3, No. 73, containing
. President Van Buren’s message of Jan. 8, 1838, on the disturbance
on the northern frontier, with related docs.; Sec’y Poinsett to
Gov. Marcy of N. Y. and Gov. Jennison of Vermont; Poinsett to
Gen. Scott, ordering him to the frontier; Sec’y Forsyth to Brit-
ish Minister Fox, etc.
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25th C., 2d sess., H, vol. 9, No. 302: 63 pages of correspond-
ence and affidavits relative to destruction of the Caroline; in-
formation called for by resolution of the House, Mar. 21, 1838;
statement of claims for losses, etc. ; with a long report from Lt.
Gov. Head to Henry S. Fox, British Minister at Washington,
dated Toronto, Jan. 8, 1838. .
25th C., 3d sess.,. H, vol. 4, No. 183: Correspondence between
A. Stevenson, U. S. Minister in London, and Lord Palmerston,
Sec’y of State for Foreign Affairs, relating to the outrage by
British troops, with an analysis of the principles involved in the
contest between Great Britain and the Canadas.
26th C., 2d sess., H, vol. 2, No. 33:	Correspondence between ’
the Secretary of State and the British Minister, in the Caroline
matter.	#
26th C., 2d sess., H, reports, No. 162.
. ' 27th C., 2d sess., H, vol. 3, No. 128.
27th C., 3d sess., Senate, vol. 3, No. 99.
Frontier disturbances, American citizens participation in, 1838.
See:
25th C., 2d sess., H, vol. 2, No. 64:	Message from President
Van Buren to Senate and House, Jan. 5, ’38, transmitting letter
from N. Garrow, U. S. Marshal, Northern Dist., dated Buffalo,
Dec. 28, ’37.
25th C., 2d sess., H, vol. 3, No. 74: Correspondence, Fox to
Forsyth; Lt. Gov. Head to Fox, dated Government House, To-
ronto, Dec. 23, 1837 :	“The peace and security of this Province
are at this moment threatened, and its territory is actually in-
vaded, by a large band of American citizens from Buffalo,” etc.;
an interesting recital. Other docs, include letters from Buffalo’s
mayor, J. Trowbridge, to Millard Fillmore, then Representative,
and to President Van Buren; Pierre A. Barker, Collector at
Buffalo, to N. S. Benton, U. S. Atty.; W. K. Scott to Fillmore;
Seymour Scoville, Collector at Lewiston, to Benton; Levi Wood-
bury, Secy, of the Treasury, to Daniel Dobbins, commanding the
U. S. revenue cutter Erie; etc., etc.; showing the strenuous ef-
forts made by U. S. officers to enforce the laws and prevent of-
fense against Canada.
25th C., 3d sess., H, vol. 4, No. 181:	A collection of corre-
spondence of great value to the. historian of this suoject. Among
the docs, are letters from Sec’y of War Poinsett; Maj. Gen.
Macomb to Sir John Colborne, and Com. oandon, commanding
British naval forces on the Lakes, one letter dated Buffalo, Sept.
16, 1838; also Gen. Scott’s famous communication to Col.
Hughes, commanding British troops, dated Buffalo, Jan. 15, 1838;
another, “Headquarters, Eastern Div. U. S. army, 2 miles below
Black Rock, Jan. 15, 1838,” to the officer in command of British
vessels on the Niagara; numerous other letters from Scott; Brig.
Gen. John E. Wool, Champlain; W. J. Worth, Lt. Col. com’ndg,
Buffalo, Feb. 24, 1838; Lt. Gov. George Arthur (U. Can.) to
Gen. H. Brady, regarding Hunters’ Lodges, etc.; W. H. Draper
to Lt. Col. J. M. Struchem, dated Hamilton, U. C., Mch. 11, 1838;444
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF
and account of the court of inquiry at Fort Erie rapids, Feb. 17,
1838.
25th C,. 2d sess., H, vol. 5, No. 89:	Sec’y of War Poinsett’s
estimates (Jan. 10, 1838) for defence of northern frontier; he
thought $625,500 would be needed.
25th C., 3d sess., H, vol.-2, No. 27:	Transmits letter from
Scott to the Sec’y of War asxing for $12,000 or $20,000 for secret
service use:	“It twice happened last winter that British officers
sent over to me persons who had important intelligence to com-
municate relative to the movements of ‘patriots’ within our limits,
and for which I had neither the authority or the means to pay,”
etc.
Sir Robert Peel, British steamboat, outrages committed on,
1S38.
25th C., 2d sess., Sen., vol. 11, No. 440.
Telegraph, American steamboat, outrages committed on, 1838.
25th C., 2d sess., Sen., vol. 11, No. 440.
Van Diemen's Land, American citizens prisoners in.
27th C., 1st sess., H, docs, and reports, No. 39.
Draper, William Henry. [Letters on the rebellion in the Upper
Province.] See Lt. Col. Ernest Cruikshank.
In 1838 Mr. Draper became solicitor general of Upper Canada,
and later, attorney general. He was not in favor of many of the
reforms introduced into the system of government of the British-
American colonies subsequent to the rebellion of i837-’8. In 1863,
he became chief justice of Upper Canada.
Drew [Andrew] (Rear Admiral). A narrative of the capture and
destruction of the steamer ‘Caroline’ and her descent over the
Falls of Niagara on the night of the 29th of December, 1837.
With a correspondence. [For private circulation.] London, 1864.
8vo. pp. 31.
Duncannon (Viscount). [John William Ponsonby.] Motion that
papers relating to the Clergy Reserves be laid before the House.
In House of Lords, Mch. 31, 1840. (Hansard, 3d ser., v. 53, p.
261.)
The Bishop of Exeter spoke at length in support of Duncan-
non’s motion, and a hot debate ensued, in which Viscount Mel-
bourne, several prelates, the Duke of Wellington, Lord Ellen-
borough and others took part.
Durand, Charles. Reminiscences of Charles Durand of Toronto,
Barrister. Toronto:	The Hunter, Rose Co., Ltd., Printers and
^Bookbinders. 1897.
i2mo. pp. xii, 534 [ij. Ports.
2d ed. the same with Addenda, pp. 537-663.
Chaps, x-xiii relate in large part to the rebellion. The author
(still living in Toronto), a Reformer, but disclaiming affiliation
with the rebels, was arrested Dec. 7, 1837, imprisoned five months;
tried May 8, 1838; finally released Aug. 14, 1838, and banishedUPPER CANADA REBELLION.
445
from Canada for six years. He brought his family to Buffalo,
where he resided for a year and a half, going thence to Chicago.
In chap, xxii he relates incidents of the Navy.Island affair, Hun-
ters’ Lodges, etc. A rambling, disjointed narrative, a marvel of
bad arrangement and ineffective use of good material.
Durham (Earl). [John George Lambton.] Report on the affairs
of British North America, from the Earl of Durham, Her Ma-
jesty’s High Commissioner, &c., &c., &c. (Presented by Her
Majesty’s command.) Ordered, by the House of Commons, to
be printed, n February, 1839.
Folio, pp. iv, 119 [1]; appendix (A) (title .page repeated):
misc. docs., letters, addresses, etc., pp. [2], 62 [2]. Appendix (B)
(title page repeated: “ordered printed 5 March 1839”); com-
mission by the Earl of Durham appointing Charles Buller to make
inquiries regarding Crown lands in Lower Canada, pp. 4; report
on public lands and immigration in Lower and Upper Canada,
and other provinces, by Charles Buller, pp. 40; minutes of evi-
dence, pp. 218. Appendix (C) (title page repeated:	“ordered
. . . printed 27 March, 1839”) : reports of commissioners on
municipal institutions of Lower Canada, pp. 60. Appendix (D)
and (E) (title page repeated : “ordered printed 12 June 1839”) *
relating to lower Canada, pp. iv, 214.
Of the many editions of this, the most important government
publication relating to our subject, this is in all ways the best.
The voluminous appendices, bearing in part upon our region, are
omitted from the reprints.
Although the Report bears' Durham’s name, it was charged
at the time that he had never read it, much less written it. Its
actual author was Charles Buller*. Two paragraphs oh the church
lands were written by Edward Gibbon Wakefield and Richard
Davies Hanson.
Durham. The report and dispatches of the Earl of Durham,
Hey Majesty’s High Commissioner and Governor-General of
British North America. London:	Ridgways, Piccadilly.
MDCCCXXXIX.
8vo. pp. xvi, 423.
A new ed. London: Methuen, 1901.
Durham. Report on the affairs of British North America from the
Earl of Durham, Her Majesty’s High Commissioner, &c. &c. &c.
(officially communicated to both Houses of the Imperial Parlia-
ment, on the nth of February, 1839). Montreal:	Printed at the
Morning Courier office,' St. Franqois Xavier Street, 1839.
8vo. pp. 126 [1 ].
Durham. Report on the affairs of British North America from the
Earl of Durham, Her Majesty’s High Commissioner, &c. &c. &c.
Officially communicated to both Houses of the Imperial Parlia-
ment on the nth of February, 1839. Toronto. Printed at the
Examiner office, 1839.	’
8vo. pp 48.446
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF
Durham. Report on the affairs of British North America, from the
Earl of Durham, Her Majesty’s High Commissioner, &c. &c. &c.
Toronto: Printed by Robert Stanton. MDCCCXXXIX.
Bvo. pp. 142, iv.
The last 4 pp. (table of contents) sometimes bound in front,
sometimes at the back. An ed. seldom met with.
Durham. Correspondence between Her Majesty’s principal Secre-
tary of State for the Colonies and the Earl of Durham, on the
subject of the latter’s resignation of the office of Governor
General of British North America and High Commissioner in the
Canadian provinces. Transmitted to Sir George Arthur. By or-
der of the House of Assembly. Toronto. W. J. Coates, printer.
Ii839*]
Durham. Debate on the reception and premature publication of his
report as Governor General of the North American provinces.
In House of Lords, Feb. 8 and 11, 1839. (Hansard, 3d ser., vol.
45, pp. 192 and 206.)
Durham. See also Head and Durham.
Durham. Report from the select committee of the Legislative Coun-
cil of Upper Canada, on the report of the Rt. Honourable the
Earl of Durham, Her Majesty’s late governor-in-chief of British
North America. Printed by order of the honourable the Legis-
lative Council. R. Stanton, printer to the Queen’s most excellent
Majesty. MDCCCXXXIX.
8vo. pp. 25.	.	.
It pointedly discusses the causes of the rebellion. “The prox-
imity of the American frontier—the wild and chimerical notions
of civil government broached and discussed there—the introduc-
tion of a very great number of border Americans into this prov-
ince, as settlers who, with some most respectable and worthy ex-
ceptions, formed the bulk of the reformers, who carried these
opinions so far as disaffection—together with the existence of
actual rebellion—emboldened a portion of the minority to rise in
rebellion in this province, in the hope of achieving the overthrow
of the government with foreign assistance.”—Pp. 21-22. J. S.
Macaulay was chairman of the committee making the report.
Durham. See Annual Register, 1838, chron. pp. 311-17; Pari.
Papers, 1837-8, xxxix; 1839, xvii, 5-119. Pari.. Debates, 3d ser.,
vol. xliv.
Durham. See also J. C, Dent, Sir F. B. Head, Sir Francis Hincks,
Wm. Kingsford, Charles Lindsey, Goldwin Smith, Lord Syden-
ham.
[Elliot, T. F. ?] The Canadian Controversy : its origin, nature, and
merits. [quot. 8 L] London:	Printed for Longman, Orme,
Brown, Green & Longman. Paternoster-Row. 1838.
8vo. pp. 84.
Attributed to T. F. Elliot, Assistant Secretary of State for the
Colonies. Of distinct value; it sketches the history of CanadaUPPER CANADA REBELLION.
447
from the Conquest to the Grievances of 1828, with a review of
subsequent events; it points out inaccuracies in Roebuck’s Port-
folio.
Ellenborough, (Lord) [Edward Law, 2d baron E.] and others.
Further debate on action of the Judges on the Clergy Reserves
question. April 10, 1840. (Hansard, 3d ser., v. 53, p. 957.)
The Clergy Reserves bill passed the House of Lords on third
and final reading August 6, 1840. (Hansard, 3d ser., v. 55, p.
4357.) The royal assent was given August 7, 1840. (Hansard,
3d ser., v. 55, p. 1378.) The bill for the union of the two Can-
adas passed the House of Lords on the third and final reading
July 13, 1840. The Duke of Wellington and Lord Ellenborough
presented long and strong protests which were ordered to be en-
tered in the Journal. (Hansard, 3d ser., v. 55, p. 662.) The
royal assent was given July 23, 1840. (Hansard, 3d ser., v. 55,
p. 903.)
English (An) Farmer, [pseud.] British Freedom. By an English
Farmer: a member of the Church of England: an advocate for
civil and religious liberty: and a lover of good government:
whose father was a high churchman. Printed for and published
by the author. York, Upper Canada. Colonial Advocate Press.
J. Baxter, printer, 1832.
Svo. pp. 23.
Erie County, N. Y. See Crisfieid Johnson; H. Perry Smith (ed.);
Truman C. White (ed.).
Exeter, (Bishop of). [Henry Phillpotts.] Speech in support of
motion to submit auestions relating to the Clergy Reserves to the
Judges. In House of Lords, April, 7, 1840. (Hansard, 3d ser.,
v. 53, p. 626.)
The long debate is given; motion was carried.
Family Compact (The). See George Bryce, John C. Dent, Earl of
Durham, Rev. Wm. P. Greswell, J. N. Larned (ed.), John Mac-
Mullen, Goldwin Smith.	\
FitzGibbon, [James]. Documents, selected from several others,
showing the services rendered by Colonel FitzGibbon, while
serving in Upper Canada, between the years 1812 and 1837.
Windsor : Printed by W. Whittington, Peascod Street, 1859.	,
8vo. pp. 15.
Addressed to Lord Stanley by Augustus D’Este. Undertakes
to show that Col. FitzGibbon saved Upper Canada from falling
into the hands of the rebels.
FitzGibbon, James. An appeal to the People of Upper Canada.
. . . 1847.
Not seen; cited by Mary Agnes FitzGibbon in “A Veteran of
1812,” p. 186 * “FitzGibbon wrote several accounts of the out-
, break of the rebellion in Upper Canada, and of Mackenzie’s in-
tended (attempted) attack on Toronto in December, 1837. ‘An
Appeal to the People of Upper Canad|/ published in 1847, is448
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF
perhaps the most exhaustive as regards his own share in the de-
fence of the city. The ‘Appeal’ was written after successive
events had robbed him of the reward voted to him by the unan-
imous voice of the House of Assembly.”
FitzGibbon, James. A Veteran of 1812. The life of James
FitzGibbon. By Mary Agnes FitzGibbon. Toronto. . . .
MDCCCXCIV.
i2mo. pp. viii, 9-347, [1]. 111. and 2 fac-simile letters.
Pp. I59_257 relate principally to the rebellion and FitzGibbon’s
loyal activity during that period.
FitzGibbon, Mary Agnes. See James FitzGibbon.
Fothergill, Charles. [Pamphlet, 1838.]
Not seen. Cited in Chas. Lindsey’s “Life and Times of Wm.
Lyon Mackenzie,” yol. ii, p. 59.
Freeholder, [pseud.] “Should Lord Durham be impeached?” The
question considered in an appeal to the electors of the House of
Commons. By a Freeholder. London:	Printed for Sherwood,
Gilbert & Piper, Paternoster Row, 1839.
8vo. pp. 28.
Fry, Alfred A. Report of the case of the Canadian prisoners; with
an introduction on the writ of habeas corpus. By Alfred A. Fry,
Esq., of Lincoln’s Inn, one of the counsel in the case. London:
A. Maxwell, 32, Bell Yard, Lincoln’s Inn, law bookseller to His
Late Majesty. And Milliken and Son, Dublin. MDCCCXXXIX.
8vo. pp. vi* 106.
On Dec. 17, 1838, twelve prisoners were taken (with others)
to Liverpool, charged in execution of a sentence of transportation
to Van Diemen’s Land, for having been concerned in the Cana-
dian revolt. Among^ these was Linus W. Miller of Fredonia.
The constitutional features of the cases are presented at length.
Garneau, F. X. (Andrew Bell, trans.) History of Canada from the,
time of its discovery till the Union year 1840-41. . . . Mon-
treal. . . . [2d ed.] 1862.
2 vols., 8vo; voi: i, pp. xviii, 556, map and front.; vol. ii,
pp. xiv, 499.
Treats fully of the rebellion in Lower Canada, meagerly of
that in the upper province.
Gates, William. Recollections of life in Van Dieman’s Land; by
William Gates:	one of the Canadian Patriots, [motto, 2 /.]
Lockport: D. S. Crandall, printer; office of the Lockport Daily
Courier. 1850.
i6mo. pp. 231.
See fac-simile of title-page herewith.
Gates joined a Hunters’ Lodge at Cape Vincent in November,
’37, was taken prisoner on the St. Lawrence after the battle of
the Windmill, near Prescott, was sentenced to exile and sent out
to Van Diemen’s Land in the prison-ship Buffalo. He gives aUPPER CANADA REBELLION.
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RECOLLECTIONS
OF
LI F E
IN
VAN DIEM AN’S LAND:
BY WILLIAM GATES:
ONE OF THE CANADIAN PATRIOTS.
“A good man commendeth ftis cause to the one great Patron of Inno*
cence, convinced of justice at the last, and sure of good meanwhile.
LOCKPOBT ;
D. S. CRANDALL, PRINTER;
OFFICE OF THE LOCKPORT DAILY COURIER.
1850.450
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF
vivid account of his life in the island, as convict, ticket-o*f-leave
man and farm overseer, receiving his pardon in Sept. 1845. He
arrived home in 1848—having worked for a time in Australia—
and after a visit at Cape Vincent came to Wilson, Niagara Co.,
where his sister lived, and where he appears to have written his
book, the preface of which is dated Wilson, N. Y., April, 1850.
His narrative much resembles that of Robert Marsh (q. v.) in its
detail of life in Van Dieman’s Land.
Glenelg, (Lord) [Charles Grant]. Reply to Lord Ripon’s parlia-
mentary inquiry of same date. In House of Lords, Jan. 16, 1838.
(Hansard, 3d ser., vol. 40, p. 7.) Same subject, Jan. 18, 1838.
(Same vol. p. 162.)
Glenelg. A despatch from the Right Honorable Lord Glenelg, His
Majesty’s Secretary of State for the Colonies, to His Excellency
Sir Francis Bond Head, Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada,
containing His Majesty’s answer to the separate addresses and
representations which proceeded from the Legislative Council and
House of Assembly during the first session of the present Parlia-
ment; and his instructions to the Lieutenant Governor communi-
cated to the House of Assembly by message on the 30th of Janu-
ary, 1836. Ordered by the House of Assembly to be printed. To-
ronto : M. Reynolds, 1836.
8vo. pp. 36.
Glenelg. Lord Glenelg’s Despatches to Sir F. B. Head, Bart. Dur-
ing his administration of the government of Upper Canada. Ab-
stracted from the papers laid before Parliament. London: James
Ridgway and Sons, Piccadilly, 1839.
8vo. pp. iv, 193. [1, advts. 4.]
Covers the period Dec. 5, 1835, to July 29, 1837 ; treats of the
Executive Council, petitions, removals from office, Clergy Re-
serves, the insurrectionary movement, loyalty of the militia, etc.
An authoritative and valuable source of information on the prob-
lems involved in the rebellion.
Grant, George Munro. The Dominion of Canada.
Scribner’s Monthly, vol. xx. 1880.
In the June No., pp. 244-245, the rebellion is touched upon, as
incidental to the political history of Canada.
Greswell (Rev.) William Parr. History of the Dominion of Can-
ada. . . . Oxford. . . . 1890.
i2mo. pp. xxxi, 339, maps.
Chap, xvi, Events 1814-1837, the Papineau revolt; chap, xvii,
Lord Durham’s Report; p. 171, the Clergy Reserves grievances—
a very clear statement.
Grey [Charles] (Earl). The colonial policy of Lord John Russell’s
administration. ... 2d ed., with additions. London. . . . 1853.
In the form of a series of letters to Lord John Russell, by the
Secretary of State for the Colonial Department. Vol. i, letter v,
pp. 200-273, treats of the political changes arising from the Re-
bellion, the Clergy Reserves, the Act of Union, etc.UPPER CANADA REBELLION.
451
Grey, (Sir) Charles Edward. Speech opposing union of the two
Canadas. July n, 1839. (Hansard, 3d ser., v. 49, p. 157.)
Sir Robert Peel, Lord John Russell, and-others also spoke at
length, the general subject being the pending bill for the govern-
ment of Lower Canada. The bill passed July 18, 1839, by 100
majority.
Haddock, John A. A Souvenir. The Thousand Islands of the St.
Lawrence River from Kingston and Cape Vincent to Morristown
and Brockville, with their recorded history from the earliest
times. . . . Published by Jno. A. Haddock, of Watertown, N. Y.,
. . . Alexandria Bay, N. Y. 1895.
4to, ill and maps, pp. 416.
Burning of the steamer Sir Robert Peel, and battle of the
Windmill, p. 14; “The ‘Patriot’ War,” .pp. 156-163 (reprint from
Haddock’s “History of Jefferson County, N. Y.”
Haliburton, T[homas] C[handler]. (Sam Slick, pseud). The
Bubbles of Canada. . . . London. . . . 1839.
. .. . London. . . . 1839.
' 8vo. pp. [vi], 332.
[Haliburton, T. C.] Rule and Misrule of the English in America.
Halifax, 1843.
2 vols.
An ed. N. Y., 1851.
Treats briefly of the rebellion in its political aspect only,
Haliburton, T. C. Reply to the report of the Earl of Durham.
. . . Halifax, 1839.
Hansard’s Parliamentary Debates. See Speeches and Debates, Brit-
ish Parliament.
Harper’s Encyclopaedia of United States History, New York, 1902.
1902.
Article “Canada,” in vol. ii, pp. 47-48.
Harvard (Rev.) W. M. Remarks and'suggestions, respectfully of-
fered, on that portion of the Clergy Reserve property, (landed
and funded,) of Upper Canada “not specifically appropriated to
any particular church.” In a letter addressed to His Excellency
Sir George'Arthur, K. C. B., Governor and commander-in-chief,
&c., &c., &c. By the Rev. W. M. Harvard, late president of the
Wesleyan-Methodist Church, m Upper Canada. Quebec: Printed
and sold by William Neilson, Gazette office . . . 1838.
8vo. pp. 45-
Head, (Sir) Francis Bond (Bart.). An address to the House of
Lords, against the bill before Parliament for the union of the
Canadas ; and disclosing the improper means by which the con-
sent of the Legislature of the upper province has been obtained
to the measure. By Sir Francis Bond Head, Bart. [1 /.] Lon-
don :	John Murray, Albemarle Street. 1840.
8vo. pp. [2], 52.452
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ,
Head, (Sir) Francis B[ond] (Bart.). The Emigrant. By Sir
Francis B. Head, Bart, [motto, 21.] Fifth edition. London:
John Murray, Albemarle Street. 1847.
i2mo. pp. 441.
3d London ed. 1846.
' For an admiring review of “The Emigrant” see the Quarterly
Review, vol. 78 (London, 1846) : “From this the Macaulay of an-
other day will draw the minute circumstances which preserve the
very form and image of the past.” In a very different vein is the
paper in the Edinburgh Review, vol. 85 (1847) in which “The
Emigrant” is reviewed at length:	“Sir Francis does not omit to
direct our attention to what he regards as the great deeds of his
colonial administration. The first part of tnis heroic poem tells
the defense of Toronto against Mackenzie; an episode is the
driving Mr. Bidwell out of the province. The second part con- .
tains the war of Navy Island, and the destruction of the Caro-
line. The third is the Odyssey of Head—his return home through
countless perils in the United States,” etc. [p. 365.] The writer
of the review gives a version of events as given to him by T. J.
Sutherland.
Head (Sir) Francis B. (Bart.) A Narrative. By Sir Francis B.
Head, Bart, [motto, 2 /.] London:	John Murray, Albemarle
Street. MDCCCXXXIX.
Second ed.: 8vo. pp. viii, 488, [appendix A and B :] 38.
Appendix B is a reprint of “Addresses to Sir Francis B. Head,
Bart., from the Legislatures of the British Nortn American Col-
onies,” etc., Toronto, 1838. See Addresses.
Head and Durham. [Inner title:] A Narrative, by Sir Francis
Bond Head, Bart. [quot. 2 /.] Second edition. London:	John
Murray, Albemarle Street. Printed by order of the Canadian
House of Assembly. '’Toronto :	R. Stanton, 164 King Street.
MDCCCXXXIX.
[Inner title:] Report on the Affairs of British North America
from the Earl of Durham. ...
App. to Jour. House of Assembly, U. C., Sess. 1839. Vol. i.
Fol. pp. viii; 160; sup. chap. Head’s “Narrative” (being preface
to the 3d ed.), vi, 19 [1] ; appendix A (mem. on above) 6; “Ad-
dresses, Toronto, 1838,” 18; Durham’s Report, 107. [1]; report
from the select committee appointed to report on the state of the
province, m-141; contents [3],
The most elaborate and most valuable Canadian publication of
Durham’s “Report,” Head’s “Narrative” and related documents.
See also F. B. Head.
Head, F. B. Communication, from the Honorable the Executive
Council to the Lieutenant Governor, with His Excellency’s reply.
Toronto:	R. Stanton, Printer to the King’s most excellent
Majesty. [1836.]
8vo. pp. 20.
Relates to the duties of the Executive Council, which was one
of the chief objects of attack by the reformers.UPPER CANADA REBELLION.
453
Head, F. B. Message from His Excellency Sir Francis Bond Head,
Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada, in answer to the address
of the House of Assembly, of the 5th February, 1836, with sundry
documents, requested by the House in said address. Ordered by
the House of Assembly to be printed. Toronto:	M. Reynolds.
1836.
8vo. pp. 42.
Head, F. B. Message from his excellency the Lieutenant Governor,
of 30th January, 1836: Transmitting a despatch from his majes-
ty’s government. Printed by order of the honorable the legisla-
tive council. R. Stanton, printer. [1836.]
8vo. pp. 50.
Head, F, B. The speeches, messages, and replies of his excellency
Sir Francis Bond Head, K. C. H., Lieutenant Governor of Upper
Canada. Accompanied by an extract from a despatch of his ex-
cellency to Lord Glenelg: Together with introductory remarks,
and a brief biographical sketch, [quot. 3 /.] Toronto, U. C.
Henry Rowsell. 1836.
8vo. pp. 72.	1
Head. Rede seiner Excellenz, Sir Francis Bond Head, Lieutenant
Gouverneurs der Provinz Ober Canada; gahalten zu Toronto,
. den 20sten April, 1836, an den gefezgebenden Korper der besagten
Provinz. Stadt Berlin, (Gore Distrikt) Ober Canada: Gedruckt
bei H. W. Peterson, 1836.
8vo. pp. 16.
Head. Critical review of Sir Francis Head’s Narrative and of Lord
Durham’s Report, by the London Quarterly Reviezv, for April,
1839. Printed at the Patriot office—Toronto—1839.
8vo. pp. 32.
Head. Important debate on the adoption of the report of the select
committee on the differences between ms Excellency and the
late Executive Council; in the House of Assembly, April 18th,
1836. Toronto, U. C. Joseph H. Lawrence, printer, Guardian of-
fice. MDCCCXXXVI.
8vo. pp. 63.
Relates in part to the famous case of Forsyth of the Niagara
- Falls Pavilion.
Head. Proceedings had in the Commons House of Assembly, on
the subject of an address to His Excellency Sir F. B. Head, for
certain information on the affairs of the colony. Printed by order
of the Commons House of Assembly. R. Stanton, printer. [1836.]
Records the proceedings, Feb. 3d, 4th, 5th, consequent on
Mackenzie’s motion of an address for information on the re-
moval of the late attorney and solicitor general, of the present
incumbent of those offices, expulsions, etc.; also gives data in the
• Forsyth case.
Head, biography of. See “Canada, an Encyclopaedia of the Coun-
try,” etc. (J. Castell Hopkins, ed.), vol. iii, pp. 96-97.454
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF
Head and Colonial office. See Westminster Review, v. 32, p. 426.
Headley, J. T. See Winfield Scott and Andrew Jackson.
Henry, Walter. Events of a Military Life., . . . London, 1843.
2 vols., 8vo,; vol. i, pp. xii, 301; vol. ii, pp. x, 384.
The greater part of vol. ii is devoted to the troubles in Upper
Canada, i827-’39. ■ The work is really the 2d ed., rewritten and
enlarged, of the following scarce and anonymous publication:
[Henry, Walter.] Trifles from my portfolio, or Recollections of
scenes and small adventures during twenty-nine years’ military
service in the Peninsular War . . . and Upper and Lower
Canada. By a staff surgeon. Quebec, 1839.
The author gives a good account of Mackenzie’s insurrection,
the operations on Navy Island and the burning of the Caroline.
[Heustis (Capt.) Daniel D.] A Narrative of the adventures and
sufferings of Captain Daniel D. Heustis and his companions, in
Canada and Van Dieman’s Land, during a long captivity; with
travels in California, and voyages at sea. Boston: Published for
Redding & Co., by Silas W. Wilder & Co. 1847.
i2mo. pp. vi, 168. Front, woodcut “View of the Battle of Pres-
cott.” The original front paper cover bears a likeness of Capt.
Heustis, from a daguerreotype. An introduction, “The Canadian
Movement,” 8 pages, by Benj. Kingsbury, Jr.
Hincks (Sir) Francis. Reminiscences of his public life by Sir
Francis Hincks, K. C. M. G., C. B. Montreal, 1884.
Chap, ii, The crisis of 1836 and its consequences; chap, iv,
Responsible government; chap, v, First session of the Union
Parliament. The reminiscences begin in the rebellion year of
1837. The author founded the Examiner (Toronto), in July. ’37
(buying his press and type in Buffalo), to be the exponent of the
views of the Reformers of Upper Canada. In his office many
of the political pamphlets of the day, noted in this list, were
printed. The motto of the Examiner was at first “Responsible
Government,” to which was, later added, “and the Voluntary
Principle.”
Holley, George W. Niagara:	Its history and geology, incidents
and poetry. . . .New York City..........1872.
i2mo., pp. xii, 165; map and ill.
Another ed., revised and enlarged, “The Falls of Niagara,
with supplemental chapters,” etc.,' N. Y., 1883. Contains a short
account of the burning of the Caroline.
Horton, William H. (editor). Geographical Gazetteer of Jefferson
County, N. Y. 1684-1890. Edited by William H. Horton. Com-
piled and published by Hamilton Child. . . . Syracuse, N. Y.
. . . 1890.
8vo. part first (as above), pp. 887. Part second, “Business Di-
rectory .. . . pp. 345.
In its historical sketches of the several towns, numerous inci-
dents of the disturbances of ’37-,38 are given.UPPER CANADA REBELLION.
455
Hough, Franklin B. A History of Jefferson County in the State
of New York from the earliest period to the present time. By
Franklin B. Hough, A. M., M. D. Author of the history of St.
Lawrence and Jefferson counties, and corresponding member of
the New York Historical Society, [cut of seal.] Albany:	Joel
Munsell, 78 State St. Watertown, N. Y.:	Sterling & Riddell,
1854. .
8vo. pp. 601.
Chap, xiv, “Events of 1837-40”: The burning of the Caroline;
affair of Hickory Island; burning of the Peel; affair at Prescott;
attempt to burn the Great Britain; the so-called Patriot’s bank;
Hunters’ Lodges, etc.
Hough, Franklin B. A history of St. Lawrence and Franklin
Counties, New York, from the earliest period to the present time.
By Franklin B. Hough, A. M., M. D., corresponding member of
the New York Historical Society. Albany: Little & Co., 53 State
Street. 1853.
8vo. pp. xv, 719.
Chap, x, “The Patriot War of 1837-1840” (pp. 656-674), re-
views the Caroline affair; but gives with greater fullness the
history of the burning of the British steamer Sir Robert Peel, at
Wells Island, Jefferson Co., N, Y., May 30, 1838, and other events
of the war on the St. Lawrence; with a list of the persons taken
at the Windmill and tried at Kingston.
Hume, Joseph. The celebrated letter of Joseph Hume, M. P., to
William Lyon Mackenzie, Esq., Mayor of Toronto, declaratory of
a design to “Free these provinces from the baleful domination of
the Mother Country!” With the comments of the press of Upper
Canada on the pernicious and treasonable tendency of that letter,
and the speeches, resolutions and amendments of the Common
Council of this .city, which were the result of a motion of that
body to disavow all participation in the sentiments of Mr. Hume.
[quot. 4L] Toronto:	Published and printed by G. T. Bull, at
the Recorder and General Printing office, Market-House, 1834.
Price one shilling and three-pence.
8vo. pp. 64.
Hume, Joseph. Speech in House of Commons. May 18, 1838.
(Hansard, 3d ser., vol. 42, p. 1362.)
Hume, Joseph. Motion calling for all the Head correspondence and
speech attacking Sir Francis Bond Head. In House of Commons,
March 5, 1839. (Flansard, 3d ser., vol. 45; p. 1312.)
Hume, Jo§eph. Inquiry as to the reported execution by Col. Prince
of prisoners brought in by Indians. In House of Commons,
March 27, 1839. (Hansard, 3d ser., vol. 46, p. 1222.) *
Hunt, J. An adventure on a frozen lake. A tale of the Canadian
Rebellion of 1837-8. Cincinnati, 1853.
8vo. pp. 46.456
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF
Hunters’ Lodges, legislative steps to procure information concerning,
see Journal, House of Assembly, U. C., session 1839-40, pp. 28,
53, 68, 87, 90, 109, no.
Hunters’ Lodges. See D. W. Cross.
Important public documents relative to the resignation of the execu-
tive councillors. Toronto:	Guardian office—J. H. Lawrence,
Printer, 1838.
8vo. pp. 8 (2 cols, to the page).
Inglis, (Sir) R[obert Harry]. Parliamentary inquiry as to the case
of the American ship Caroline. In House of Commons, Feb. 2,
1838. (Hansard, 3d ser., vol. 40, p. 715.)
Jameson (Mrs.) [Anna Brownell (Murphy)]. Winter Studies and
Summer Rambles in Canada. By Mrs. Jameson. ... In two
volumes. Vol. i [ii]. New York:	Wiley and Putnam, 161
Broadway. 1839.
121110. vol. i, pp. viii, [2], 10-341; vol. ii, pp. iv, 339.
A German ed. Braunschweig, 1839. 3v.
Vol. i, Clergy Reserves, pp. 28-32; politics and parties, 75-78;
Constitution of Upper Canada, prorogation .of the House of As-
sembly, acts of legislature in ’37, pp. 105-120. Mrs. Jameson was
in Toronto, at Niagara, etc., in the rebellion years of 1837-8, but
writes only of the political and social disturbance, evidently seeing
nothing of the resort to arms. The topics here cited are omitted
from the reprint of a part of the “Winter Studies” printed in
1862 under the title “Sketches in Canada and Rambles among the
Red Men.”
Johnson, Crisfield. Centennial History of Erie County, New
York: being its annals from the earliest recorded events to the
hundredth year of American Independence. By Crisfield Johnson.
Buffalo, N. Y. Printing house of Matthews SrWarren. Office of
the “Buffalo Commercial Advertiser.” 1876.
8vo. pp. 512.
Chap, xxxvi, pp. 413-426, “The Patriot War,” etc. A good
general sketch, particularly in regard to events connected with
the rebellion on the American side of the border; military or-
ganization in Buffalo, origin of the Buffalo City Guard, etc.
Journal of the House of Assembly of Upper Canada. . . . Toronto.
v. d.
[Bills relative to the Rebellion:] (The dates in parenthesis in-
dicate the year of the journal; the -figures follozving, the page of
that journal on zvhich the bill is printed. Titles of bijls are ab-
breviated.)
To prevent the return to the province, of absconders to the
United States, and to deprive them of civil, military and political
rights, (1837-8) 107. Committed, 153. Not reported.
To repay moneys advanced for militia service during the re-
bellion, (1837-8) 234. Not presented.UPPER CANADA REBELLION.
457
.To extend conditional pardons to those concerned in the re-
bellion, (1837-8) 348; amended 349, and passed, ib; amendments
agreed to by Council, 384; Royal assent, 449.
To appoint a commission to ascertain losses sustained by in-
dividuals, &c., during the rebellion; reported by committee,
(1837-8) 120, committed 136; not reported.
To appoint a commission, &c., (1837-8) 398. Not reported.
To appoint a commission, &c., (1837-8) 400; returned from
Council with amendments, 426; agreed to, 427. Royal assent, 449.
To indemnify for losses, to provide for speedy payment of
claims, &c., (1839) 194. Not proceeded in.
To pay sundry claims; ordered, (1839) 246; presented, 265.
Royal assent, 388.
Granting £40,000, to indemnify sufferers by the late rebellion,
to pay claims, etc.; ordered (1839) 295; presented, 308. Motion
to re-commit, to reduce amt., negatived; amended, 319; passed,
320. Returned from Council with amendments, 331. Not con-
sidered. New bill, 337; passed, 338. Address to Her Majesty, to
accompany bill, presented, 364. Address to His Excellency to
transmit same; ordered, 365. Answer, 384. Bill reserved, 390.
Granting £50,000, to indemnify, &c., (1839-40) 213; presented,
217. Committed and amended, 232; reserved, 384.
To disqualify persons concerned with the rebellion, (1839-40)
27; motion to postpone 2d reading 3 months; House adjourns,
ib. Motion carried, 28.
Petition of Wm. Hust for compensation for wound (1837-8)
293. Resolution granting him £25 for gallant conduct in capturing
a band of rebels, 387. Royal assent, J49. Another petition (1839)
141. Referred to committee on rebellion losses, 176. No report.
Proceedings against members charged with being concerned in
the rebellion, (1837-8) 106, 107, 108, 138, 139, 272. See also W. L.
Mackenzie.
Journal of the Legislative Council of Upper Canada. . . . Toronto.
v.d.
[1836:] .Clergy Reserves, despatch on, Glenelg to Colborne,
app. E, pp. 32-33.
[1837:] Clergy Reserves, message from Assembly. 43; con-
ference asked for, 48; acceded to, 50; reported, 51.
[1838:] Address of the Legislative Council to Her Majesty
on the State of the Province, p. 137; also^pp. CC, pp. 134-139.
(Highly interesting document, signed by John B. Robinson,
Speaker, Leg. Counc., 28 Feb. 1838 : “When these citizens of the
United States speak of bringing to us the boon of Republican
Institutions they seem to imagine that they will be regarded as
offering to extend to the people of Upper Canada some newly-
discovered blessing,” etc.)
[1838:] Resolutions respecting Militia Service in the rebel-
lion, 17; vote of thanks for services rendered by Col. MacNab4 j8
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF
and Capt. Drew, 106; protests against adoption, 113; appoint-
ment of committee of privilege, 126, 142, 143.
[1839:] Clergy Reserves—Glenelg’s despatches relative to en-
dowment of rectories, app. O, p. 37; address to the Queen relative
to claims for losses “occasioned by an incursion of Brigands from
the United States,” etc., app. R, p. 50; address to the Lt. Gov.
relative to the measures taken by Her Majesty’s minister at
Washington for preventing further outrages upon the inhabitants
of this Province by citizens of the United States of America, app.
S, p. 51; claim of Duncan McGregor, for loss of his steamboat
Thames by the Brigands [at Windsor, Dec. 4, 1838], app. CC, pp.
115-116; correspondence with Her Majesty’s minister at Wash-
ington, respecting the invasion of the Canadas, app. V, pp. 61-65;
petitions on subject of Clergy Reserves, app. X; report of the
select committee upon Durham’s Report, app. GG, p. 119.
[1840:] Rebellion claims payment bill, pp. 113, 115, 117;
passed, 123; reserved to learn the Queen’s will, 189.
Further entries in the Journals bearing on our subject may be
consulted under Index references in the Journals, of Accounts
and Papers, Addresses, Committees, House, Incendiarism, Kidd
(John), MacNab (Hon. A. N.), Members, Messages, Pensions,
Petitions, Powell, (John) Sedition, Speeches, Supply.
K-----, J. Plain reasons for loyalty, addressed to plain people. Co-
bourg, U. C. R. D. Chatterton, printer, 1838.
8vo. pp. 8.	'
Kennedy, Howard Angus. The .story of Canada. [Story of the
Empire series.] London, n. d. [1898].
i2mo. pp. 175.
Chap, x, “The winning of liberty,” and chap, xi, “The experi-
ment of legislative union,” cover briefly our subject.
Keppel, W. C. See Viscount Bury.
[King, John.] The Other Side of the “Story,” being some reviews
of Mr. J. C. Dent’s first volume of “The Story of the Upper
Canadian Rebellion,” and the letters in the Mackenzie-Rolph con-
troversy. Also, a critique, hitherto unpublished on “The New
Story.” [quotations, 13 /.] Toronto: James Murray & Co., Prin-
ters, 26 and 28 Front Street West. 1886.
8vo. pp. 150.
The author, a lawyer, is a son-in-law of Mackenzie. He re-
prints reviews of Dent’s “Story of the Upper Canadian Rebellion”
from the Toronto Daily Mail of Nov. 19, 1885; from The Week,
Nov. 19, 1885; and other sources. The greater part of the volume
(pp. 49-146) gives the author’s own assaults on Dent, and defense
of Mackenzie.
Kingsbury, Benj. (Jr.). The Canadian Movement. Sec [Heustis,
(Capt.) D. D.]
Kingsford, William (LL.D., F.R.S.) The History of Canada. . . .
Vol. ix, chaps. 7, 8; vol. x—Books 34, 35, 36.UPPER CANADA REBELLION.
459
Kirby, William. Annals of Niagara. By William Kirby, F. R. S. C.
[quot. 2 L] [Lundy’s Lane Hist. Soc. Pub.] 1896.
8vo. pp. 269.
Part of chap. 32; all of chap. 33 and part of chap. 34 narrate
the events of 1836-38 on the Niagara, though not altogether with
accuracy.
Kirby, William. See The Servos Family.
Koberstein, Paul. Die ersten Deutsch-Amerikanischen Miliz-Com-
pagnien. See Deutsch-Amerikanische Geschichtsbldtter, Chicago,
July, 1902.
A sketch of the first German-American militia company, which
was organized in Buffalo in 1838 under the name of the bteuben
Guards, to assist in preserving order, or in defense if occasion
arose. Substantially the same data that are given in the following:
Koberstein, Paul (author in part; and ed.) Geschichte der
Deutschen in Buffalo und Erie County, N. Y. . . . Buffalo . . .
1898.
Album fol, pp. 337 [140]. 111.
German and English text. Pp. 57-62, “German Military Com-
pany,” is a history of the first military organization of German
citizens, the Steuben Guards, brought into existence in Jan. 1838,
by the Caroline affair. “The first political announcement of the
Germans in Buffalo took place on the 23d of December, * 1837,
when 200 had warned their fellow-citizens by a proclamation not
to take part in the illegal movements against Canada.” English
and Canadian writers then—and since—have been accustomed to
accuse the Americans, especially Buffalonians, with sympathy with
the rebels; but have, as a rule, failed to note that the better class
of citizens here were not only not in sympathy with the move-
ment, but were prompt in organizing against it. The Steuben
Guard, the militia organization of Buffalo Germans brought into
existence at this time, was maintained for some years, and was
the original organization of several which in 1848 became the
65th Regiment, National Guard of the State of New York. Mr.
Koberstein gives also a brief sketch of the Caroline affair.
Labouchere, Henry (Baron Taunton). Reply to O’Connell’s in-
quiry of same date, saying that to that time only 16 insurrection-
ists had been hanged in Canada. In House of Commons, Feb. 27,
1839. (Hansard, 3d ser., vol. 45, p. 939.)
Labouchere, Henry. Reply to Hume’s motion for all the Head
correspondence, proposing amendment that only extracts and
copies be furnished. [Amendment accepted and agreed to.]
March 5, 1839. (Hansard, 3d ser., vol. 45, p. 1314.)
Labouchere, Henry. Reply to O’Conndl’s inquiry of same, date,
saying that the Government in its dispatches to the Governors in
Canada had instructed them to hang as few persons as possible.
March 14, 1839. (Hansard, 3d ser., vol. 46, p. 627.)
Labouchere, Henry. Reply to O’Connell’s inquiry of same date,460
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF
saying that dispatches received from the Governors in Canada
stated that it would not be. necessary to hang any more. March
21, 1839. (Hansard, 3d ser., vol. 40, p. 1048.)
Labouchere, Henry. Reply to Hume’s inquiry of same date, saying
that Prince had been called on for an explanation, which, when
given, proved to be unsatisfactory, and a court had been ordered.
March 27, 1839. (Hansard, 3d ser., vol. 46, p. 1222.)
Lambton, John George. See the Earl of Durham.
Larned, J. N. (compiler). History for ready reference. From the
best historians, biographers and specialists. Their own words in
a complete system. ... [6 vols.] Springfield, Mass. . . . 1894,
1901.
Vol. i, article “Canada,” gives clear statements on the Family
Compact, causes of discontent that produced rebellion, burning of
the Caroline and other episodes, the consequent international
imbroglio, the McLeod case, reunion of the provinces. (Pp. 380-
383.)
Legion [pseud.]. See — Sullivan.
Lindsey, Charles. The Clergy Reserves: their history and present
position, showing the systematic attempts that have been made
to establish in connection with the State, a dominant church in
Canada. With a full account of the rectories. Also an appendix
containing Dr. Rolph’s speech on the Clergy Reserves, delivered
in 1836. By Charles Lindsey. Printed at the “Morth American”
press, Yonge Street, Toronto. MDCCCLI.
Large 8vo. pp. 59, [1], xv.
Lindsey, Charles. See William Lyon Mackenzie.
Lindsey, E. G. A history of the events which transpired during the
Navy Island campaign: to which is added the correspondence of
different public officers, with the affidavits of individuals in the
United States and Canada. By E. G. Lindsey. Lewiston: John
A. Habrison, printer, Niagara Co., N. Y. 1838.
8vo. pp. 40.
See fac-simile of title-page herewith.
An exceedingly scarce pamphlet, giving with minute detail
many events not chronicled elsewhere, relative to the occupation
of Navy Island; with numerous documents elsewhere accessible.
Among them are Gov. Marcy’s proclamation of Dec. 19, 1837;
his message to the Legislature of New York, Jan. 2, 1838, reciting
the events of the Caroline affair, etc,, and intimating that the
services of the militia would soon be required; numerous letters
from the Department of State at Washington; the circular letter
of Henry W. Rogers, district attorney, dated Buffalo, Dec. 11,
1837; letter from Rogers to Col. A. N. Macnab, commanding Her
Majesty’s forces on the Niagara Frontier, and Macnab’s reply
dated “Headquarters, Chippewa, 29th Dec. 1837”; letters to and
from Rensselaer Van Rensselaer, on Navy Island; from Lt. Gov.
Head to Mr. Fox of the British Embassy at Washington; ordersUPPER CANADA REBELLION.
461
A HISTORY
OP THE EVENTS WHICH TRANSPIRED DURING THE
NAVY ISLAND CAMPAIGN:
TO WHICH IS ADDED THE
CORRESPONDENCE OF DIFFERENT PUBLIC OFFICERS,
WITH THE
AFFIDAVITS OF INDIVIDUALS
IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA.
BY E. G. UNDSEY.
LEWISTON:
JOHN A. HARRISON, PRINTER, NIAGARA CO. N. Y.
1838.462
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF
from Secretary Poinsett to Gen. Winfield Scott, and Gov. Marcy;
the message of President Van Buren, Jan. 8, 1838, relative to
disturbances on the Niagara; sworn depositions regarding the
Caroline affair, British accounts of the same, letters from Capt.
Andrew Drew to Col. Macnab, with various other general orders,
affidavits, letters, etc.
Lithographic Views of military operations in Canada under His Ex-
cellency Sir John Colborne, G. C. B., etc., during the late insur-
rection. From sketches by Lord Charles Beauclerk, Captain
Royal Regiment. Accompanied by notes historical and descrip-
tive. London, 1840.
Folio, 6 colored plates, pp. 24.
Contains an account of the operations on Navy Island, but no
illustrations relating to our district.
Lizars, Robina and Kathleen Macfarlane. Humours of ’37.
Grave, gay and grim. Rebellion times in the Canadas. By Robina
and Kathleen Macfarlane Lizars, authors of “In the Days of tha
Canada Company: The Story of the Settlement of the Huron
Tract.” [quotation.] Toronto:	William Briggs, Wesley Build-
ings. C. W. Coates, Montreal. S. F. Heustis, Halifax. 1897.
i2ino. pp. 369, [1]. Advertisements, 3 pp. Folding map, part
of Ontario and Quebec.
A repository of anecdotes and miscellaneous matter of more
or less value, bearing on the rebellion.
Lizars, Robina and Kathleen M. See Capt. T. W. Luard.
Losses by the rebellion. See Journal, House of Assembly, U. C.,
session 1839-40, pp. 247, 301, 302. See also Alexander Mackay.
Lossing, Benson J. (LL.D.). The Empire State. . . . New York,
.188 7.
8vo., pp. xix, 618, ill.
See pp. <±89-491.
9
Luard (Capt.) Thomas W. [Diary of militia service, 1836-38.] See
“In the Days of the Canada Company” (R. and K. M. Lizars),
Toronto, 1896.
The extracts from this valuable diary here given afford pic-
turesque glimpses of the Navy Island campaign from the view-
point of the Canadian militia. Capt. Luard was in command of
the artillery at Chippewa and “helped to shell ‘the sympathizing
General Van Rensselaer/ out of his quarters in Navy Island.” A
graphic page depicts the state of things on the island after its
evacuation.
Lyon, Caleb. See Stephen S. Wright.
Lysons (Sir) Daniel (G.C.B.) Early Reminiscences. By General
Sir Daniel Lysons, G.C.B. . . . London. John Murray/Albe-
marle Street. 1896.
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The author was an ensign in the ist Royal Regiment, which
he joined Feb. 20, 1835, and accompanied to Canada. In Septem-
ber, 1836, on leave of absence, he visited Buffalo and Niagara
Falls. In 1837 he was bearer of dispatches from Sir John Col-
borne to Sir Francis Bond Head, and later served on the staff of
Col. Charles Gore in the Lower Canada Rebellion. With a
sprightly account of his own experiences he gives a brief sketch
of affairs in the Upper Province, the burning of the Caroline, etc.
McCarthy, Justin. A history of our own times.
Vol. i, chap. 3.
Macdonald, (Sir) John A. Canada’s patriot statesman. The life
and career of Sir John A. Macdonald . . . based on the work
of Edmund Collins ... by G. Mercer Adam. . . . Toronto.
.... [1891.]
Chap, i treats of Hunters’ Lodges, the battle of the Windmill;
chap, x, Clergy Reserves.
Mackay, Alexander (Esq.). The Crisis in Canada; or vindication
of Lord Elgin and his cabinet, as to the course pursued by them
in reference to the Rebellion Losses bill. London, 1847.
8vo. pp. 67.
Mackenzie, William Lyon. The History of the Battle of Toronto,
with illustrations and notes, critical and explanatory; exhibiting
the only true account of what took place at the memorable siege
of Toronto, [woodcut:] Powell shooting Anderson. Mr. An-
. derson was a captain in the Patriot Army at the time he was
murdered. Rochester:	Printed and. sold at No. 7, Front Street.
i839*
8vo. pp. 20.
Crude woodcut at end: "A Patriot murdered whilst returning
home from a meeting of the Patriots.” At p. 12: “A true like-
ness of the notorious murderer at the Battle of Toronto.” At
p. 18:	“Confession of John Powell, Esq., Mayor of Toronto.”
Only copy known to the compiler, in private library of Jas.
Bain, Jr., Toronto.
Narrative originally written for the Jeffersonian (at Water-
town) by Mackenzie; prefaced by an introduction decidedly not
written by Mackenzie, whom it calls “the Arch-Traitor,” and
supplied with notes by the same hand, “Our Canadian Editor.”
This hostile editor does certify that the narrative “contains more
truth than Mackenzie generally threw into his injurious com-
positions.”
Mackenzie, W. L. The Legislative Black-List of Upper Canada;
or, official corruption and hypocrisy unmasked. By William Lyon
Mackenzie. York. 1828.
8vo. pp, 40.
Mackenzie, W. L. Mackenzie’s own narrative of the late rebellion,
• with illustrations and notes, critical and explanatory: exhibiting
the only true account of what to'ok place at the memorable siege464
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF
of Toronto, in the month of December, 1837. Price is. Toronto:
Printed and sold at the Palladium office, York Street. 1838.
8vo. pp. 23.
See reduced fac-simile of title-page herewith; height of
original, 7 in. Said to have been suppressed, so far as possible, by
Lt. Gov. Head; but few copies known.
Mackenzie, W. L. Personal Narrative of the escape of W. L. Mac-
kenzie from. Toronto to the United States.
N. Y. Tribune, Sept. .., 1847. Chambers Edinburgh Review,
vol. 8, pp. 412-14. LittelVs Living Age, vol. 16, Boston, 1848; this
account condensed from the Edinburgh Review, with political al-
lusions omitted. .
Mackenzie, W. L. Sketches of Canada and the United States. By
William L. Mackenzie, [quot. 9 /.] London: Effingham Wilson,
Royal Exchange. MDCCCXXXIII.
i2mo. pp. xxiv, 504.
Though published four years before the outbreak, it contains
much matter bearing on the fundamental questions involved in
the uprising.
Mackenzie, W. L. Statement of Facts relating to the trespass on
the printing press, in the possession of Mr. William Lyon Mac-
kenzie, in June, 1826. Addressed to the public generally. And
particularly to the subscribers and supporters of the Colonial Ad-
vocate. Ancaster. Printed by Geo. Gurnett. 1828.
8vo. pp. 32.
Mackenzie, W. L. The Caroline Almanack and American Free-
man’s Chronicle. For 1840.	[41, woodcut, scene of Durfce’s
murder at Schlosser dock, quotation, 16 /.] Rochester, N. Y.
Mackenzie’s Gazette office [1840].
8vo. pp. 124. On p. 3, engraving of executions in Canada;
p. 92, view of the battle of Windmill Point.
Mackenzie, W. L. Mackenzie’s Weekly Message Extra. Head’s
Flag of Truce, or a defence of the memory of the late Colonel
Samuel Lount, formerly member of the Legislative Assembly for
Simcoe County, from the unjust charge made by Honble. John
Rolph, President of the Executive Council, to the effect that
Colonel Lount’s statement, given shortly before his death, relative
to the flag of truce, Dec. 5, 1837, was untrue. By W. L. Mac-
kenzie. n. p. n. d. [Toronto, 1853?]
8vo. pp. 16.
Chap. «vii gives the narrative of Col. Silas Fletcher of Fre-
donia, dated Fredonia, July 29, 1840, with quotations from* the
Buffalo Express of Dec. 6, 1847, and other newspapers, on the
subject of granting amnesty to Mackenzie, and permitting his
return to Canada. Chap, x gives an account of Dr. Rolph’s ex-
periences in Buffalo, at the Eagle Tavern, which was Patriot
headquarters. Chap xi deals with Mackenzie’s twelvemonth in
Rochester jail. Chap, xiii is entitled “Rolph in Navy IslandUPPER CANADA REBELLION.
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MACKENZIE’S
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OF
THE LATE REBELLION,
WITH
ILLUSTRATIONS AND NOTES,
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY:
EXHIBITING THE ONLY TRUE ACCOUNT OF WHAT TOOK PLAC3
AT THE
MEMORABLE SIEGE
OF
IN THE MONTH OF DECEMBER,
1837.
Price Is.
TORONTO:
PRINTED AND SOLD AT THE PALLADIUM OFFICE, YORK-STREET.
1838.466
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF
Times and Now”:	“When on Navy Island, Jan. 3, 1838, I sent
to the Rochester Democrat a statement of wrongs written by Dr.
Rolph, to which, at his request, I signed my name,” etc.
Mackenzie, W. L. History of the Recent Insurrection in the Can-
adas.
See The United States Magazine and Democratic Review
(Washington), 1838, reprinted in Mackenzie's Gazette, vol. i
(1838). See also The Monroe Democrat, Dec. 19, 1837.
Mackenzie, Wm. L. See Martin Van Buren.
Mackenzie, W. L. The life and times of Wm. Lyon Mackenzie.
With an account of the Canadian Rebellion of 1837, and the sub-
sequent frontier disturbances, chiefly from unpublished docu-
ments. By Charles Lindsey. Vol. i [ii]. Toronto, C. W.: P. R.
Randall, No. 12 Toronto Street. 1862.
8vo. Vol. i, pp. 401, steel port. W. L. Mackenzie; woodcut
fac-simile of medal, opp. p. 208. Vol. ii, pp. 400, [advs. 5 p.], steel
port. Sir Francis B. Head, Bart. 7 full page woodcuts.
An ed. Philadelphia, 1862.
First in importance of all narratives connected with our sub-
ject; written by a son-in-law of Mackenzie, not wholly impartial,
perhaps, though with a manifest purpose to be so. J. C. Dent, in
his “Story of the Upper Canadian Rebellion” (q. v.) challenges
the work on this ground. Lindsey shows fairly the impetuous
but sincere character of Mackenzie, and narrates with adequate
fullness the events of his troubled career, using in the work many
of M’s own MSS.
McKenzie [Mackenzie] William Lyon. [His record in the House
of Assembly of Upper Canada; see the Journal as follows:]
Expelled for writing certain articles in the Colonial Advocate,
(1831-2) 38; again expelled, 83, 84. (Re-elected.) Motion de-
claring him unworthy, &c., (1832-3) 9; negatived; motion for
new writ, amended, agreed to, 10; motion for new writ, &c., 132.
Motion giving him right to sit in the House, negatived, (1833-4)
10. Motion for expunging from Journals all proceedings against,
&c., 15; that he has been duly elected, &c., 23; that the House
will not allow him to sit, 24; new writ ordered, 25. (Mackenzie
re-elected.) Motion to expel, 46. Sergeant-at-arms reports M. in
custody of the House, &c.; M. admonished, and discharged, 104.
Motion on resolution of expulsion, etc., (1835) 141,-142, 408.
The above skeletonizes the entries in the Index of the House
Journals, nearly a page of which (p. 350) is devoted to references
to the Journals containing record of proceedings regarding Mac-
kenzie’s right to the seat to which he was repeatedly elected.
Mackenzie. Trial of W. L. Mackenzie, for an alleged violation of
the neutrality of the United States. New York, 1840.
24mo. pp. 104.
Title from Sabin; book not seen.467
UPPER CANADA REBELLION.
Mackenzie (Wm. Lyon). (Biographies of:)
Appleton’s Cyclopaedia of American Biography, edited by Jas.
Grant Wilson and John Fiske; vol. iv. (N. Y., 1888.)
Bourinot, (Sir) John G. The Makers of the Dominion of
Canada. A series of 12 illustrated papers on famous men and in-
cidents of Canadian history to 1867, published serially in the
Canadian Magazine (Toronto). For Mackenzie, see chap. 9, vol.
ii, 1898.
Bryce, George. In Winsor’s Narrative and Critical History,
vol. viii, p. 181.
Harper’s Encyclopaedia of United States History [1902], vol.
vi, pp. 26-27. Also under ‘‘Canada,” voi. ii, pp. 47-48.
Harper’s Popular Cyclopaedia of United States History . . .
by Benson J. Lossing, vol. ii. (N. Y., 1881.)
Morgan, Henry J. Sketches of Celebrated Canadians. . . .
Quebec, 1862.* McKenzie [Mackenzie], Wm. Lyon, pp. 330-337.
Rose’s Cyclopaedia of Canadian Biography. Toronto, 1886. Pp.
33-34-
Walpole, Spencer. Life of Lord John Russell. Vol. i, pp. 309-
310:	“To Mackenzie the establishment of responsible govern-
ment in Canada is largely due.”
Mackenzie. Correspondence between the Colonial office and Pro-
vincial Government respecting the repeated expulsions of Mac-
kenzie; Journal, Upper Canada House of Assembly, 161. [App.
No. 28.]	[1836.]
McLennan (Major), R. R. To the surviving veterans of ,1837-8-9.
In response to many requests, the following brief statement of
the efforts that have from time to time been made to obtain a
suitable recognition of your services is respectfully dedicated by
Major R. R. McLennan, M. P. Alexandria:	Printed at the of-
fice of the Glengarrian, 1892.
8vo. pp. 51.
An account of legislation towards compensation, extracts from
' Parliament records, petitions, etc., and an Appendix giving va-
rious documents.
McLeod, Alexander. [Letter of:] To the Honorable Sir Allan
Napier Macnab, Knight, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of
Canada, n. p. n. d.	[1845.]
8vo. pp. 22.
Pamphlet, dated “Niagara, 4th January, 1848,” setting forth the
circumstances of his arrest, imprisonment and trial “on the charge
that I was one of the party who by your command destroyed the
steamboat Caroline,” etc. An elaborate refutation of charges
' against him, and recital of incidents, 1838-1842. From ’42 to ’45
McLeod was seeking redress in the courts, and published this*
pamphlet in furtherance of his efforts.
McLeod, Alexander, [cover title:] The trial of Alexander McLeod,
for the murder of Amos Durfee, at the burning and destruction of468
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF
the steamboat Caroline, by the Canadians, December 29th, 1837.
Reported by Marcus T. C. Gould, stenographer. Assisted by H.
Fowler, Esq., stenographer, of Canada. Published by Gould,
Banks & Co., New York, and William A. Gould & Co., Albany,
Nov. 1, 1841. Price, one dollar. [Vol. ii of “Gould’s Stenographic
Reporter; published monthly, in the City of Washington. . . .”]
8vo. pp. 416.
McLeod, A. Case of the Caroline and. arrest of M’Leod for the
murder of Durfee. London, 1837-41.
2 vols. folio.
Title from Sabin; work not seen.
McLeod, A. See also:
Outline history of Utica and vicinity. Prepared by a commit-
tee of the New Century Club, [seal] Utica, New York. L. C.
Childs and Son. 1900.	.
Sm. 4to. p. 201. Trial of McLeod, pp. 17, 18.
Bagg, M. M. (editor). Memorial history of Utica, N. Y.
From its settlement to the present time. Edited by M. M. Bagg,
M. D. Syracuse, N. Y. D. Mason & Co., publishers, 1892.
8vo. pp. 631, 104.
.Trial of “William” (sic) McLeod p. 242; correctly given as
Alexander McLeod in biographical notice of Judge Joshua A.
Spencer, pp. 542-544-
Dent’s “Last Forty Years in Canada,” vol. i, chap. viii.
McLeod, A. Trial of Alexander M’Leod, for the murder of Amos
Durfee; and as an accomplice in the burning of the steamer
Caroline, in the Niagara River, during the Canadian Rebellion in
1837-8. New York: Sun office, 1841.
8vo. pp. 32.
A Iso, 8vo., Washington, 1841.
McLeod, A, Bill to defray expense of detention and trial of.
See N. Y. Ass. Jour., 1842, pp. 723, 732, 883, 995.
McLeod, A. Case of, diplomatic aspects* etc. See also:	H. C.
Lodge’s “Daniel Webster,” ch. viii; Wm. H. Seward’s Works,
vol. ii, pp. 547-588; Joshua A. Spencer’s argument in behalf of
McL., chap, xix, in “Celebrated Trials” (Henry Lawson Clinton,
ed)f N. Y., 1897; Webster’s Works, vol. vi, pp. 247-269; David
Urquhart’s “Case of Mr. McLeod,” (q. v.); Webster’s Works,
vol. vi, pp. 247-269; Wendell’s Reports, vol. xxv, pp. 482-603;
review of decision by Judge Tallmadge in McLeod case, Wendell,
xxvi, p. 663* App. See also under “Case of the Caroline.”
McLeod, A. [Official correspondence in relation to.]
New York State Assembly, 63d sess., 1841; doc. No. 292.
Embraces 23 communications* in date from Feb. 15 to May 18,
1841; Gov. Seward to Chief Justice Sami. Nelson of the Supreme
Court; John Forsyth, Sec’y of State, to Gov. Seward; ForsythUPPER CANADA REBELLION.
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to Henry S. Fox, the British minister; Att’y.-Gen. Willis Hall
to Seward; Lord Sydenham to Seward, etc.; all accompanying
the governor’s message of 1841. Also:
New York State Assembly, 64th sess., 1842; docs. C, pp. 87-
143-
In all, 35 communications, in date from Mch. 12 to Oct. 13,
1841; letters between Daniel Webster, Sec’y of State, and Henry
S. Fox, President Tyler and Gov. Seward, Seward to the Presi-
dent, to Webster, etc.; also instructions to the Sheriff of Oneida
Co. in the case, etc.
M’Leod, D. A brief review of the settlement of Upper Canada by
the U. E. Loyalists and Scotch Highlanders, in 1783; and of the
grievances which compelled the Canadas to have recourse to arms
in defence of their rights and liberties, in the years 1837 and 1838:
together with a brief sketch of the campaigns of 1812, T3, ’14:
With an account of the Military Executions, Burnings, and Sack-
ings of Towns and Villages, by the British, in the Upper and
Lower Provinces, during the Commotion of 1837 and ’38. By
D. M’Leod, Major General, Patriot Army, Upper Canada. Cleve-
land: Printed for the author, by F. B. Penniman. 1841.
i2mo. pp. 292.
See fac-simile of title-page on page 470.
MacMullen, John. History of Canada. . . .2d ed. Brockville,
1868.
Chaps. 18-23 offer an excellent account of the rebellion and its
results.
Marcy, (Gov.) William L. [Message relative to disturbances on
the Canada frontier; with docs, and proceedings.] N. Y. Senate
Journal, 1838.
Doc. 9, p. 116.
Marryatt, /Capt.) C. B. A Diary in America, with remarks on its
institutions. . . . London. . . . 1839.
i2mo. 3 vols.
In vol. iii, part 2d, chaps. 4-6, is a long discussion of political
problems in the Canadas, with some consideration of the events
of the rebellion, Lord Durham’s report, etc.
Marsh, Robert. Seven years of my life, or narrative of a Patriot
Exile. Who, together with eighty-two American citizens, were
illegally tried for rebellion in Upper Canada in 1838, and trans-
ported to Van Dieman’s Land, comprising a true account of our
outrageous treatment during ten months’ imprisonment in Upper
Canada, and four months of horrible suffering in a transport ship
on the ocean. With a true but appalling history of our cruel and
unmerciful treatment during five years of unmitigated suffering
on that detestable prison island. Showing, also, the cruelty and
barbarity of the British Government to its prisoners generally in
that^ penal colony, with a concise account of the island, its in-470
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF
A BRIEF REVIEW
OF THE
SETTLEMENT OF UPPER CANADA
BY THE
U. E. LOYALISTS AND SCOTCH HIGHLANDERS,
IN 1783;
And of the grievances which
COMPELLED THE CANADAS TO HAVE RECOURSE
TO ARMS IN DEFENCE OF THEIR
RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES,
In the years 1837 and 1838.
TOGETHER WITH A BRIEF SKETCH OF THE
CAMPAIGNS OF 1812, ’13, 14:
With an account of the Military Executions, Burnings, and Sack-
ings of Towns and Villages, by the British, in the
Upper and Lower Provinces, during the
COMMOTtON OF 1837 AND ’38.
BY D. M’LEOD,
Major General, Patriot Army, Upper Canada.
CLEVELAND.
PRINTED FOR THE AUTHOR, BY F. B. PENNIMAN.
1841.UPPER CANADA REBELLION.
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habitants, productions, &c., &c. By Robert Marsh* [motto, 2 /.]
Buffalo: Faxon & Stevens. 1848.
i2mo. pp. 207. Woodcut, “Burning of the steam boat Caro-
line/’ op. p. 8.
See fac-simile of title-page on page 472.
Somewhat illiterate in style, but the most detailed, most
graphic and most valuable of the narratives of exiles to Van
Diemen’s Land. Marsh shared the fortunes of the patriots on
Navy Island, and gives particulars relating to the various phases
of the outbreak on the Niagara not elsewhere found. He was
taken prisoner near Sandwich, C. W., after the battle of Windsor;
tried at London, C. W., and after detention at Toronto and
Kingston,-was sent into exile in Van Diemen’s Land. He made
the voyage in the British prison-ship Buffalo, reaching Hobart
Town in Feb. 1840. Two years later he was made a ticket-of-
leave man; became a bush-ranger, was re-arrested, pardoned in
’45, and reached Buffalo, where his relatives were, in ’46. His
story has been retold, with relevant data from other sources, in
“The Misadventures of Robert Marsh,” by Frank H. Severance,
q. v.
Melbourne, (Viscount) [Fredk. James Lamb, 3d vise.]. Moves an
address to the Crown in accordance with the Message of May 3.
Motion supported by the Duke of Wellington, the Earl of Wick-
low, and Lord Brougham. In House of Lords, May 6, 1839.
(Hansard, 3d ser., vol. 47, p. 866.)
Merritt, J. P. See W. H. Merritt.
Merritt (Hon.) William Hamilton (M. P.). Biography of the Hon.
W. H. Merritt, M. P., of Lincoln, District of Niagara . . .
compiled principally from his original diary and correspondence,
by J. P. Merritt; St. Catharines: E. S. Leavenworth, book and
job printing establishment. 1875.
8vo. pp. xi, 429. Port.
Pp. 132-223, containing memoranda of the years i832-’40, offer
much regarding Mackenzie and incidents of the rebellion in the
Niagara district.
Meyer, Sebastian John. A narrative of the expedition to Pres-
cott. ...
Cited by Chas. Lindsey in “Life and Times of Wm. Lyon
Mackenzie”;" not seen.
Miller, Linus W[ilson]. Notes of an Exile to Van Dieman’s
Land:	Comprising incidents of the Canadian Rebellion in 1838,
trial of the author in Canada, and subsequent appearance before
Her Majesty’s Court of Queen’s Bench, in London, imprisonment
in England, and transportation to Van Dieman’s Land. Also, an
account of the horrible sufferings endured by ninety political pris-
oners during a residence of six years in that land of British
slavery, together with sketches of the island, its history, produc-472
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF
SEVEN TEARS OF MY LIFE,
OR
NARRATIVE OF k PATRIOT EXILE.
WHO TOGETHER WITH
ElGHTY-TWO AMERICAN CITIZENS
WERE ILLEGALLY TRIED FOR REBELLION IN UPPER CANADA IN 1808,
AND TRANSPORTED TO VAN DIEMAN’s LAND,
COMPRISING A TRUE ACCOUNT
OF OUR OUTRAGEOUS TREATMENT DURING TEN MONTHS IMPRISONMENT
IN UPPER CANADA, AND FOUR MONTHS OF HORRIBLE SUF-
FERING IN A TRANSPORT SHIP ON THE OCEAN. ;
WITH A
TRUE BUT APPALLING HISTORY
OF OUR CRUEL AND UNMERCIFUL TREATMENT DURING FIVE TEARS OF UNMITIGATED
SUFFERING ON THAT DETESTABLE PRISON ISLAND. SHOWING, ALSO, THE
CRUELTY AND BARBARITY OF THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT TO
ITS PRISONERS GENERALLY IN THAT PENAL COLONY,
Concise acconnf of the Island its Inhabitants, Productions &c, &c.
BY ROBERT MARSH.
Freedom before Aristocracy, if Liberty be your motto, support and defend it under
all circumstances, otherwise you aid and assist the friends of Monarchy.
buffalo:
FAXON & STEVENS.
1848 .UPPER CANADA REBELLION.
473
tions, inhabitants, &c., &c. [motto, I /.] By Linus W. Miller.
Fredonia, N. Y.: Printed by W. McKinstry & Co. 1846.
8vo. pp. xi, 378.
See fac-simile of title-page on page 474.
Like the narratives of Gates and Marsh, Miller’s book tells the
story of the uprising, and of subsequent arrest, condemnation and
exile. The author, member of a family still prominent in Chau-
tauqua County, N. Y., dated his work at Stockton, Oct. 10, 1846.
After six years of penal experience he was pardoned in ’45, and
was among the earlier of the exiles to return to Western New
York. His sufferings had been less than were those of many of
his comrades, to most of whom he was superior in education.
His book is written with more literary skill than are the narratives
of Gates and Marsh, was earlier given to the public than most of
the other of the group of exile chronicles to which it belongs, and
was dedicated to the Hon. William H. Seward.
Militia General Order:	[In praise “of officers and men engaged in
the destruction and capture of the Piratical Force, in the vicinity
of Prescott,” etc.] Adjutant General’s office, Toronto, 24th No-
vember, 1838.
Folio, pp. 4.
Gives also list of killed (11) and wounded (62).
Morris, William. A letter on the subject of the Clergy Reserves,
addressed to the Very Rev. Principal Macfarlan and the Rev.
Dr. Burns, D.D., by William Morris, of Perth, Upper Canada,
1838. Toronto:	Printed at the office of the British Colonist.
[1838- ]	•
8vo. pp. 25, [1], xlviii.
Molesworth, (Rt. Hon. Sir) William. “Speech on the Canada
Bill, 23d January, 1838.” London, 1838.
Title from Kingsford’s “Early Bibliography of the Province of
Ontario ...”
Morris, William. Reply of'William Morris, member of the Legis-
lative Council of Upper Canada, to six letters addressed to him
by John Strachan, D.D., Archdeacon of York. Toronto: Printed
at the Scotsman office, 54 Newgate Street. MDCCCXXXVIII.
8vo. pp. 54..
Myers, P. Hamilton. The Prisoner of the Border; a tale of 1838.
By P. Hamilton Myers, author of “The First of the Knicker-
bockers,” “Young Patroon,” “King of the Hurons,” “Bell Bran-
don,” etc. New York: Derby & Jackson, 119 Nassau St. 1857.
i2mo. pp. 378. [Derby & Jackson’s publications, 6 pp.]; 4 ill.
Every historical episode must have its novel. This builds an
entertaining romance, in a style not now greatly in demand, on
the events of the rebellions in Upper and Lower Canada; touches
the Niagara, but deals principally with affairs on the St. Lawrence,
at Prescott, etc., at Kingston, Oswego, and on the Hudson.474	BIBLIOGRAPHY OF
NOTES OF AN EXILE
TO
VAN DIEM AN’S LAND:
COMPRISING INCIDENTS OF THE CANADIAN REBELLION IN 1838, TRIAL OF
THE AUTHOR IN CANADA, AND SUBSEQUENT APPEARANCE BEFORE HER
MAJESTY’S COURT OF QUEEN S BENCH, IN LONDON, IMPRISONMENT
IN ENGLAND, AND TRANSPORTATION TO VAN DIEMAN’S LAND.
ALSO,
AN ACCOUNT OF THE HORRIBLE SUFFERINGS ENDURED BY NINETY POLITICAL
PRISONERS DURING A RESIDENCE OF SIX YEARS IN THAT LAND OF
BRITISH SLAVERY, TOGETHER WITH SKETCHES OF THE ISLAND,
ITS HISTORY, PRODUCTIONS, INHABITANTS, &C. &C.
Slaves can breathe in England.
BY LINUS W. MILLER,
PREDONIA, N. r.:
PRINTED BY W. McKINSTRY * CO.
1846.UPPER CANADA REBELLION.
475
Navy Island and the Caroline. See Harper’s Popular Cyclopaedia
of U. S. Hist., vol. ii, p. 958.
Navy Island in 1837:
Murray (Miss) Louise. “The Niagara District,” in “Pic-
‘ turesque Canada,” vol. i. George Munro Grant, ed.; Toronto
[1882].	!
Newspapers, contemporary.
It is not practicable, even were it possible, to include here the
newspapers in which, from i837-’40, reports of events connected
with the rebellion may be found. Mackenzie’s own paper, the
Colonial Advocate, first published at Queenston, Ont., May 18,
1824, was issued in Toronto, Nov., ’24 to 1834; revived, 1836,
under the name of the Constitution; subsequent to 1858, Mac-
kenzie's Message lived a short time. In Toronto, the contem-
porary history of the time may be traced in the Correspondent
and Advocate, the Patriot, the Palladium, and especially the
Upper Canada Gazette; in Buffalo, in the Patriot, the Commercial
Advertiser, and Journal; in Rochester, the Democrat. In no
newspaper will more valuable matter bearing on the outbreak be
found than in Niles' National Register (q. v.). Of particular in-
terest in this connection are: The Western Herald and Farmers'
Magazine, vols. i-iii, Sandwich, U. C., i838-’9; and the Bald
Eagle, edited by Dr. S. Underhill, published in Cleveland, O.,
during the period of disturbances.
New York Assembly Documents; Communication from the Gov-
ernor [Wm. H. Seward] transmitting certain communications in
relation to recent events upon the frontier of this State. In As-
sembly, April 15, 1839. [N. Y. Assem. Doc. 375, 1839.]
8vo. pp. 31.
The correspondence relates chiefly to the Champlain frontier
and the depredations of marauders at Rouse’s Point, N. Y., and
Alburgh, Vt., Feb. 2, 1839; several of the letters, however, treat
of matters on the Niagara. Among them is one from Lieut. Col.
J. B. Crane, U. S. A., dated “Head-Quarters, Buffalo, April 2d,
1839,” addressed to Gov. Seward, in regard to arms for the
militia, etc.:	“Everything appears quiet on this frontier, neither
is there any indication of any hostile movements on the Canada
side, or by our own misguided citizens.” Letters between Rufus
King, Adj. Gen. S. N. Y., and Col. W. J. Worth relate to the
issuing of arms for the frontier; it was proposed to place 3000
muskets at Fort Niagara, as soon as Gen. Scott gave necessary
authority.
Niagara County. 1821. History of Niagara County, N. Y., with
illustrations descriptive of its scenery, private residences, public
buildings, fine blocks, and important manufactories, and portraits
of old pioneers and prominent residents. New York: Sanford &
Co., 36 Vesey Street, 1878. Press by Geo. Macnamara, 36 Vesey
Street, N. Y.
4to. pp. 394. HI-476
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF
Chap, xxvi, “Incidents of the Patriot War,” etc. Contains an
account of the steamer Caroline, written by Captain James Van
Cleve of Lewiston (p. 116). See also William Pool, editor.
Nichols, Thomas L. Address delivered at Niagara Falls on the
evening of the 29th of December, 1838. The anniversary of the
burning of the Caroline. Buffalo:	Printed by Charles Faxon.
1839.
8vo. pp. 14.
A Mercury and Butfalonian Extra. Nichols was editor of this
paper.
Nichols, (Dr.) Thomas L. Forty years of American life. In two
volumes. Vol. i [-ii]> London. . . . MDCCCLXIV. . . .
8vo. Vol, i, pp. xii, 468; vol. ii, pp. xi, 368.
A brief account of the rebellion, pp. 52-3; chap, xii, pp. 131-
141, “Buffalonians and the Navy Island war.” Nichols came to
Buffalo in 1837, and figured here prominently for some years, both
in journalism and in jail. The pages cited offer one of the most
graphic of narratives on our subject.
Niles’National Register. Weekly. Washington.
A most useful repository of contemporary report, official docu-
ments, etc., bearing on this subject; especially vol. 53 (Sept. ’37-
Mar. ’38), and vol. 54 (Mch. ’38-Sept. ’38). Each is indexed. In
vol. 53, for example, will be found the debate (25th Cong., 1st
sess., Senate) on the bill to meet the present emergency on the
Niagara frontier; reprints from sundry papers, on affairs on the
Niagara, in Canada, the Caroline episode, Mackenzie’s deeds, etc.;
the proclamation of President Van Buren, Jan. 5, 1838; message
of Gov. Marcy and proceedings of the Legislature relative
thereto; report of the joint committee on the Governor’s special
message relative to the outrage at Schlosser; Gen. Scott’s mission
to the Niagara, and related correspondence, etc., etc.
[O----, M. M.] The Canadian Crisis, and Lord Durham’s Mission
to the North American Colonies: with remarks, the result of
personal observation in the colonies and the United States, on the
remedial measures to be adopted in the North American prov-
inces. London: J. Rodwell, 46, New Bond Street. 1838.
8vo. pp. 56.
O’Connell, Daniel. Inquiry as to effusion of blood in Canada. In
House of Commons, Feb. 27, 1839. (Hansard, 3d ser., vol. 45,
P- 919.)
O’Connell, Daniel. Inquiry as to the hanging of 34 persons in
Upper and Lower Canada, as to which no statement had been
laid before the House. March 14, 1839. (Hansard, 3d ser., vol.
46, p. 627.)
O’Connell, Daniel. Inquiry as to executions in Canada. March
21, 1839. (Hansard, 3d ser., vol. 46, p. 1048.)
O’Connell. See also:	“Life and Speeches of Daniel O’Connell.”UPPER CANADA REBELLION.
477
Pakington, John Somerset (ist baron Hampton). Speech in
House of Commons. (Hansard, 3d ser., v. 40, pp. 346-352.)
His first Parliamentary speech was in debate on Canadian
affairs.
Pakington, J. S. Inquiry as to whether the Government intended
to bring in a bill for the union of the two Canadas. In House of
Commons, Feb. 14, 1840. (Hansard, 3d ser., v. 52, p. 247.)
Pakington, J. S. Inquiry as to the Clergy Reserves bill. In House
of Commons. (Hansard, 3d ser., v. 53, p. 230.)
Pakington, J. S. Inquiry, in the House of Commons, as to whether
it had been stated “in another place,” that the Clergy Reserves
act of the Upper Canada Legislature was illegal. (Hansard, 3d
ser., v. 53, p. 1026.)
Palladium Extra. Toronto, Thursday evening, March 8, 1838.
Contains news of the battle of Pelee Island, the capture of
Gen. Sutherland, etc.	>
Palmerston, (Viscount). [Henry John Temple, 3d Vise. P.]
Speech in the House of Commons. March 6, 1838. (Hansard,
3d ser., vol. 41, p. 520.)
Palmerston, (Viscount). Reply to inquiry as to American ship
Caroline by Sir R. Inglis. Feb. 2, 1858. (Hansard, 3d ser., vol.
40, p.715.)
Parker, Jenny Marsh. Rochester. A storv historical, [mottoes,
13 /.] Rochester, N. Y. Scantom, Wetmore and Company, Pub-
lishers and Booksellers, 1884.
8vo. pp. viii, 412 [6].
Pp. 246-249 treat of “Doctor Mackenzie” (sic) and his deeds;
inaccurate as to the Caroline affair; has interesting data regard-
ing Mackenzie in Rochester.
Patriot Extra. Toronto, Saturday, January 6, 1838.
Contains dispatches from Col. Allan Macnab, dated Chip-
pewa, 3d Jan. 1838; K. Cameron, A. A. Gen., headquarters at
Chippewa, 3d Jan.; Henry Arcularius, commissary general, mil,
stores, N. Y., dated Niagara Falls, Jan. 3 and 4; proclamation by
N. Garrow, U. S. Marshal, Northern Dist. N. Y., dated Fort
Schlosser, Jan. 4, calling on Americans to listen to reason and
heed the laws of their country.
Peel, (Sir) Robert. [2d baronet.] Speech in House of Commons.
Jan. 16, 1838. (Hansard, 3d ser., vol. 40, p. 70.)
Pool, William (editor). Landmarks of Niagara County, New York.
Edited by William Pool. n.p. [Syracuse]. D. Mason & Com-
pany, publishers. 1897.
8vo. pp. vi, 447, 254.
Pp. 72-73, a meager account of the occupation of Navy Island
and burning of the Caroline. See also Niagara County.478
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF
Preston, T. R. Three years' residence in Canada from 1837 to
1839. . . . London, 1840.
8vo., 2 yols.
See also review of it in London Athenaeum, June 6, 1840.
Proceedings of a public meeting, held at the Court House in the
town of Niagara, in’the Niagara district/on Saturday, 31st March,
1832, pursuant to a requisition of the sheriff, Niagara, 1832.
8vo. pp. 8.
Its relation to our subject is the striking evidence it offers of
loyalty to the government, among the inhabitants of the Niagara
district. An interesting example of the earljf press at Niagara,
U. C.
Progress of Events in Canada.
London and Westminster Review, vol. 26, (1836-7) :	“Al-
though the people of Upper Canada are now, through the press
and otherwise freely discussing the means of establishing their
independence, neither they nor their brethren of Lower Canada
desire independence as an end, but merely as a means to good
government. Give them a responsible government—that is, re-
sponsible to* themselves—and we shall not hear of independence
for many years to come. Deny what thev ask, and who will ven-
ture to predict the result ?”	'
Protestant (A) [pseud.] The exclusive right of the church to the
Clergy Reserves defended; in a letter to the Right Honorable
the Earl of Liverpool ; being an answer to the letter of a Protes-
tant of the Church of Scotland, to his Lordship. By a Protestant.
Kingston, U. C. Printed by H. C. Thomson. July, 1826.
8vo. pp. 30.
Radical Party (The) in Canada*.
Quarterly Review, vol. 61. London, 1838.
Reviews the following pamphlets:
1.	Remarks on the proceedings as to Canada in the present
session of Parliament. By one of the Commissioners, 10th April,
1837.
Attributed to Sir Chas. Grey.
2.	A Plain Statement of the Quarrel with Canada, in which is
considered, who first infringed the Constitution of the Colony.
London Ridgway, 1838.
3.	Hints on the case of Canada, for the consideration of Mem-
bers of Parliament. London, Murray, 1838.
4.	The Canadian controversy; its origin, nature and merits.
London, Longmans, 1838.
Read, D. B. The Canadian Rebellion of 1837. By D. B. Read, Q. C.
Author of “The Lives of the Judges of Upper Canada/’ “Life of
Lieut.-Governor Sirncoe,” ‘ Life of Sir Isaac Brock.” Toronto :
C. Blackett Robinson. 1896.
8vo. pp. xiii, 372, [ 1 ]. Front, port, Louis Joseph Papineau.UPPER CANADA REBELLION.
479
The most comprehensive work on the subject, the facts mainly
drawn from other works, though a few documents have been
drawn upon; dispassionate in tone, unadorned in style.
Rebellion (The) of 1837 and Constitutional Development. See vol.
iii of “Canada, an Encyclopaedia of the Country,” edited by J.
Castell Hopkins. Toronto, 1898. 5 vols.
In vol. iii, “The Rebellion of 1837 in Upper Canada,” by
William Canniff, M. D., pp. 19-36; and the following sketches by
J. Castell Hopkins:	“The Reformers’ Declaration of Rights,”
PP- 55-59; “The Rebellion of 1837 and the United States,” pp. 59-
66; “Mackenzie’s Proclamation from Navy Island,” pp. 69-71;
“Proclamations (other),” p. 72; “Upper Canadian Government
View,” pp. 72-85; Mackenzie’s account of the Rebellion (extract
from his communication from Navy Island to the editor of the
Watertown Jeffersonian, dated Jan. 14, 1838), pp. 85-90; The
British Radical view, pp. 94-96. With numerous biographical
sketches.
[Religious equality in Canada:] Prospectus of the plan and prin-
ciples of a society, which is proposed to be formed in Montreal
for the attainment and security of universal and perfect religious
liberty and equality, and for the immediate and entire abolition of
all invidious distinctions in favor of one sect to the exclusion or
disparagement of another. Montreal:	Printed at the Courier
office. 1836.
8vo. pp. 28.
By an ardent hater of the Church of England—one who, by
the standards of the time, was regarded as “a republican at heart.”
Remington, Cyrus K[ingsbury]. Souvenir and historical sketch,
“D” Co., Buffalo City Guard. ... Buffalo, N. Y., 1893.
Oblong, pp. 71, ill.
Relates the orincipal events of the rebellion- on the Niagara,
with documents showing the efforts which were promptly made
in behalf of law and order; and traces the steps taken, Dec., 1837,
to raise and arm a volunteer corps of 100 men, which became the
Buffalo City Guard, the 2d company of which was the “D” Co.
of 1893.
Remington, William A. The battle of Black Rock, Jan. 12, 1838.
A long poem, reprinted, with notes, in Cyrus K. Remington’s
“Souvenir and historical sketch,” q. v.
Reports. Report of the select committee to which was referred the
Political State of the Provinces of Upper and Lower Canada.
. . . Toronto, 1838.
App. to Journal, House of Assembly, sess. 1837-8; pp. 257-277.
Signed by Henry Sherwood, chairman.
Reports. Report of a select Committee to search the journals of the
Honorable the Legislative Council in relation to the bill granting
a sum of money to Honorable Colonel Macnab and Captain
Drew. . . . Toronto, 1838.	•480
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF
App. to Journal, House of Assembly of Upper Canada, pp. 354-
355-
Reports. Report from the select committee of the House of Assem-
bly of Upper Canada, appointed to report on the state of the prov-
ince. Toronto: Printed at the Patriot office. 1839.
8vo. pp. 87.
Contains a valuable review of the various raids and lawless
acts that pertained to the rebellion.
Reports. Report of a select committee of the House of Assembly,
on the political state of the provinces of Upper and Lower Canada.
H. Sherwood, Esq., M. P. P., chairman. Printed by order of the
Commons House of Assembly. R. Stanton, Printer to the
Queen’s most excellent Majesty. 1838.
8vo. pp. 65, [1], 16.
“In Upper Canada the riot or insurrection (it deserves not the
name of rebellion,) confined to less than 1,000 out of 450,000 in-
habitants, proceeded from a heedless preference to [sic] the dem-
ocratic institutions of the neighboring Republic, on the part of a
small number of worthless men, chiefly of broken fortune, who
had contrived by the most gross and detestable system of false-
hood and misrepresentation, to delude a few hundreds of the
most ignorant and credulous of the people, to unite with them in
the criminal attempt to seize upon the seat of Government, and
the Public Offices, and to subvert the Constitution,” etc. (p. 7.)
Reports. Report of a select committee of the Legislative Council of
Upper Canada, upon the provision made by law for the support
of a Protestant clergy in that province. Toronto: Printed by R.
Stanton, printer. . . . 1835.
8vo. pp. 86.
Reports. Report, from the select committee of the Legislative Coun-
cil of Upper Canada, on the State of the Province. Printed by
order of the Honorable the Legislative Council. [Toronto:] R.
Stanton, Printer to the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty. [1838.]
8vo. pp. £1, [1], 60.
Contains much of importance for the history of the period,
especially in the documents in the appendices.
Reports. Report of a select committee of the Legislative Council of
Upper Canada upon the complaints contained in an Address to
the King, from the House of Assembly, passed 15th April, 1835,
of the rej ection by the Legislative Council, of bills sent from the
House of Assembly; and the address of the Legislative Council
to His Majesty, on that subject. Toronto: R. Stanton, Printer
to the King’s Most Excellent Majesty. 1836.
8vo. pp. 52.
Includes the address to the King by Marshall S. Bidwell,
Speaker of the Commons House of Assembly, setting forth the
urgent need of “local responsibility” in government, etc.UPPER CANADA REBELLION.
481
Reports. Report of the select committee to which was referred the
answer of His Excellency, the Lieutenant Governor, to an address
of the House of Assembly, relative to a, responsible executive
council. Ordered by the House of Assembly to be printed. To-
ronto: M. Reynolds, printer, 1836.
8vo. pp. 103, appendix 77, 3.
Reports. The seventh report from the select committee of the House
of Assembly of Upper Canada on Grievances; to whom were re-
ferred Lord Viscount Goderich’s Despatch to His Excellency Sir
John Colborne, of the 8th November, 1832. To which is added,
the report from the same committee, on the petition of William
Forsyth, late proprietor of the Niagara Falls Pavilion. W. L.
Mackenzie, Esq., chairman. Ordered, by the House of Assembly/
to be printed, (2,000 copies) 10th April, 1835. Toronto:	M.
Reynolds, Printer to the Hon. the House of Assembly.
MDCCCXXXV.
8vo. pp. [12], 76, 2, li, [1], 372, vi, 26, [lettered:] A-Y.
This volume, which Lt. Gov. Head called “Mr. Mackenzife’s
heavy book of lamentations”—“calculated (I believe accurately)
that there exist in this book more than three times as many gross
falsehoods as pages!”—is the most elaborate presentation of the
grievances which formed the basis of the rebellion. Head’s ac-
count of its preparation is given in the “Narrative,” chap i. It is
charged that Mackenzie abstracted it, after the House of Assem-
bly had ordered it printed, and incorporated with it a vast quantity
of more or less relevant matter. It has become very scarce.
Ripon, (Earl). [Frederick John Robinson, Viscount Goderich, 1st
Earl of Ripon.] Parliamentary inquiry why none of the papers
published relative to Canada referred to Upper Canada, where
Mr. [William Lyon] Mackenzie had already obtained temporary
possession of the capital of the province [a statement which drew
out cries of “no! no!”]. In House of Lords, Jan. 16, 1838.
(Hansard, 3d ser., vol. 40, p. 7.) Same subject. Jan. 18, 1838.
(Same vol., pp. 162 and 233.) Speech explaining his relations
with W. L. Mackenzie. March 12, 1839. (Hansard, 3d series,
vol. 46, p. 327.)
Roberts, (Hon.) Ellis H. New York. . . . [American Common-
wealth ser.] Boston, 1895.
2 vols. i2mo.	_
In vol. ii, chap. 33 contains a brief sketch of the rebellion,
especially of events in New York State.
Roberts, Charles G. D. A history of Canada. Boston. . . . 1897.
8vo. pp. xi, 493, map.
Chaps, xix-xxi compass our subject. Special attention is paid
to the case of Lt. Gov. Maitland and Forsyth’s obnoxious attempt
to fence in Niagara Falls. Such phrases as:	“The American
border cities were eager in Mackenzie’s cause,” indicate either
carelessness or superficial knowledge of the subject.482
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF
Robinson,, John Beverly. Canada and the Canada bill. . . . 1840.
Not seen.
Roebuck, John Arthur (editor, with others). The Canadian Port-
folio. Conducted by John Arthur Roebuck, Esq., and other
friends of Canada. This work will contain a faithful exposition
of the causes that have produced the civil war in Canada, to-
gether with the various official documents necessary to elucidate
and support the history of this disgraceful contest. London:
Published by Charles Fox, 67 Paternoster Row. Price 6d. To
be continued every Thursday, for a limited time.
8vo. pp. 168. Nos. 1-5; No. 1, Jan. 4, 1838. No. 5, Jam 23,
1838.
Reviewed at length, London and Westminster Review, vol. 6
and 28, London, 1837-8.
R[oebuck], J[ohn] A[rthur]. The Canadas and their grievances.
London Review, vol. i. London, 1835.
Roebuck, J. A. Existing difficulties in the government of the Can-
adas. London, 1836.
8vo. pp. 68.
Rolph, John. The speech of the Hon. John Rolph, M. P. P., de-
livered on the occasion of the late inquiry into charges of high
misdemeanors, at the late elections, preferred against his excel-
lency Sir Francis Bond Head, before the Commons House of
• Assembly of Upper Canada. Simcoe:	Printed at the “Norfolk
Messenger” office. 1851.	}
8vo. pp. 51.	'
Another ed“Toronto: Printed by M. Reynolds, Cor. &
Adv. office, 1837”; 8vo. pp. 38, 2 cols, to the page. The speech
was delivered Monday, Jan. 30, 1837.
Rolph (Dr.) John and Hagerman. Speeches of Dr. John Rolph,
and Christoph’r A. Hagerman, Esq. His Majesty’s Solicitor Gen-
eral, on the bill for appropriating the proceeds of the Clergy Re-
serves to the purposes of general education, ist session, 13th
Parliament. Toronto: Printed by M. Reynolds, Cor. & Adv. of-
; fice, 1837.
8vo. pp. 32. (double-col. pages.)
Rolph, John. Sketch of:
Appleton’s Cyclopaedia 01 American Biography, vol. v.
Dictionary of National Biography, vol. xlix:	“He took a
prominent part in organizing the executive committee at Buf-
falo and in planning an invasion to Canada.” When the whole
movement collapsed he fled to Russia.	•
H. J. Morgan’s “Sketches of Celebrated Canadians.”
Rolph, (Dr.) Thomas. A brief account, together with observations,
made during a visit in the West Indies, and a tour through the
United States of America, in parts of the years 1832-3; together
with a statistical account of Upper Canada. By Dr. Thomas483
UPPER CANADA REBELLION.
Rolph, Ancaster, Gore District, Upper Canada-. Dundas, U. C.
G. Heyworth Hackstaff, printer. 1836.
8vo. pp. 272, [16, 1 slip errata.]
One of the scarce early Upper Canada imprints, valuable in
the present connection for the view which it affords of the con-
dition of the province at the time of Mackenzie’s agitation. It
fiercely attacks Mackenzie lor his alleged attempt to alienate the
Indians from British allegiance:	“Could not this restless dema-
gogue be contented with disturbing, distracting, cursing the
farmers by his unceasing, pernicious and pestiferous interference,
but that he must also endeavor to fhvert the Indians from their
. progressive improvement, to commence his trade and speculation
of agitation among them?” etc. The “Supplementary Account”
following p. 272 (16 pp. unnumbered) is largely given up to this
subject, with Mackenzie’s petition, the address of the House of
Assembly to Sir Francis Bond Head, and his Excellency’s reply,
hoping “for the sake of the loyal, well disposed, peaceable Indians
of Upper Canada, that they may long remain free from Mr. Mac-
kenzie’s interference in their regard, for if that unfortunate day
shored ever arrive, it would* be to them as to-all others, with
• whose cpncerns he has intermeddled,” etc.
Ross, Robert IL The Patriot War.
Published serially in the Detroit Evening News during 1890.
Revised by the author for the Michigan Pioneer and Historical
Society, and printed in vol. xxi of its Publications, pp. 509-612.
Lansing, Mich., 1894.
Unexcelled for the fullness of its detail regarding the opera-
tions of the Patriots, especially at the western end of Lake Erie
and on the Detroit. Considerable attention is paid to the Niagara
campaign, and much information given about those who shared in
it. Appended to Mr. Ross’s history are short narratives and
various memoranda by Maj. Benj. Wait* (see Wait), then living
at Grand Rapids, Mich.; f. B. McCormick; Rush R. Sloane;
Gen. Andrew T. McReynolds; A. Sheley; Don M. Dickinson;
D. Bethune Duffield; E. N. Willcox and E. j. Pierce; the last*
contributes data about Benjamin Lett, who shared in the Navy
Island campaign, and afterwards blew up the first monument to
Gen. Brock on Queenston Heights—of which, by the way, W. L.
Mackenzie had laid the corner-stone. Here, too, are printed Col.
John Maitland’s official report of the battle of Pelee Island, ob-
tained from the records of the,British War Office through the as-
sistance of the late Sir Julian Pauncefote, British Ambassador to
the United States; and an account of the battle of Prescott, a
reprint from Barber’s Pictorial History of the State of New
York, pp. 609-612; Barber took the narrative from Theller.
Russell, (Lord) John. Reply to inquiry of Sir R. Inglis as to
American ship Caroline. In House of Commons, Feb. 2, 1838.
(Hansard, 3d ser., vol. 40, p. 715.)
Russell, (Lord) John. Speech advocating union of the two Can-
adas. House of Commons, June 3, 1839. (Hansard, 3d series,484
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF
vol. 47, p. 1254.) The debate was continued at length, many
members participating. Same subject resumed, June 13, 1839.
(Hansard, 3d ser., vol. 48, p. 206.) Leave voted to bring in two
bills.
Russell, (Lord) John. Speech advocating the union of the two
Canadas. March 23, 1840. (Hansard, 3d ser., v. 52, p. 1323.)
Russell, (Lord) John. Reply to Mr. Pakington's inquiry of same
date as to whether the Government intended to bring in a bill
for the union of the two Canadas. Feb. 14, 1840. (Hansard, 3d
ser., v. 52, p. 247.)
Russell, (Lord,) John. In reply to inquiry of Mr. Pakington, as
to whether it had been said that the Clergy Reserves act of the
Upper Canada Legislature was illegal. [Lord John said the
Ministers would consult the law officers of the Government.]
(Hansard, 3d ser., v. 53, p. 1026.)
Russell, (Lord) John. Speech in support of motion for leave to
bring in bill to divide the Canadian Clergy Reserves among sev-
eral denominations. [Debate followed and the motion was
agreed to,] May 28, 1840. (Hansard, 3d ser., v. 54, p. 701.)
Russell, (Lord) John, and others. Debate on second reading of
Canadian Government bill. April 13, 1840. Hansard, v. 53, p.
1053.) Debate on third reading of the bill for the union of the
two Canadas; motion for third reading carried. June 12, 1840.
(Hansard, 3d ser., v. 54, p. 1115.) Final debate and passage of
Canadian Government bill,. providing for union. June 18, 1840.
(Hansard, 3d ser., v. 54, p. 1263.)
Clergy Reserves division bill passed House of Commons, July
29, 1840. (Hansard, 3d ser., v. 55, p. 1104.)
Russell. The life of Lord John Russell. By Spencer Walpole. Lon
don, 1891.
8vo., 2 vols., 2 ports.
In vol. i. Origin of the rebellion in Canada, p. 306; Lord
Durham's mission and line of action, pp. 319-320.
[Ryerson, (Rev.) Adolphus Egerton (D.D)]. The affairs of the
Canadas in a series of letters to the London Times. By a Cana-
dian. London, 1837.
8vo. pp. 75-
“This work, published anonymously, immediately attracted at-
tention. The consequence was that inquiry at an early period
made the name of the author known."—Kingsford.
[Ryerson (Rev.) A. E.] The cause and circumstances of Mr. Bid-
well's banishment by Sir F. B. Head. Correctly stated and proved
by a United Empire Loyalist. Kingston. 183b.
First printed in the Upper Canada Herald, May 29, 1838.
Ryerson (Rev.) A. E. (D.D.). The Clergy Reserves Question as a
matter of history, a question of law ahd a subject of legislation,
in a series of letters to the Hon. W. H. Draper. Toronto, 1839.
i2mo. pp. 156.UPPER CANADA REBELLION.
485
Saint-Pierre, T. The Americans and Canada in 18^7-38. Authentic
documents compiled by T. Saint-Pierre. Montreal. A. P.
Pigeon, printer, 1798 St. Catharine Street. 1897.
i2mo. pp. 58.	'	'
Sandon, (Viscount). Speech in House of Commons. March 6, 1838.
(Hansard, 3d ser., yol. 41, p. 520.)
Scadding, Henry (D.D) Toronto of-old: collections and recollec-
tions illustrative of the early settlement and social life of the
capital of Ontario. By Henry Scadding, D.D. [cut.] Toronto:
Adam, Stevenson & Co., 1873.
8vo., pp. xii, 594. Ports.
Contains many references to Wm. L. Mackenzie—printed in-
discriminately Mackenzie, McKenzie, MacKenzie—with anecdotes
of his activities in Toronto prior to the rebellion of ’37; the en-
tire work an invaluable exposition of conditions in Toronto and
Upper Canada, for the most part prior to the outbreak; but offer-
ing little of direct bearing on our subject.
Scott, Charles. Thoughts on the government, union, danger, wants
and wishes, of the Canadas; and on the proper line of policy of
the British Parliament in these respects: being a letter to Mr.
Hitchings of Toronto, occasioned by, and containing strictures on,
one addressed to him by Dr. Dunlop, conveying his thoughts on
the subject of Responsible Government. By Charles Scott.
[quot. 7 /.] Montreal:	Printed for the author by Campbell &
Becket; and sold by the booksellers of Montreal, Quebec, To-
ronto and Kingston. 1839.
8vo. pp. 135.
Scott [Winfield]. Memoirs of Lieut.-General Scott, LL.D. Writ-
ten by himself. . . . New York. . . . 1864.
8vo., 2 vols.
Vol. i, PP- 305-328, gives the story of the outbreak of ’37-’38 on
the Niagara, quoted almost verbatim from Mansfield’s life of
Scott, q. v.
Scott, (Lt. Gen.) Winfield, The life of. By Edward Mansfield, Esq.
New York. . . . 1846.
i2mo., pp. x, 366; port, maps and ills.
Chap, xviii, 1837-’39 J narrates the outbreak of trouble on the
Niagara, the attack on the Caroline, the coming of Gen. Scott and
Gov. Marcy; with an account of the measures taken by Scott to
preserve international peace. A curious engraving shows Scott
at Black Rock watching the steamer Barcelona in the Niagara.
Scott so approved of Mansfield’s account of him in this service
that he reprinted most of it in his memoirs.
Scott, W [infield] and Andrew Jackson, The lives of, by J. T. Head-
ley. . . . New York, 1852.
Pp. 66-69 present a brief and inaccurate account of the affairs
of the Caroline and Barcelona, and of Scott’s mission to the
Niagara.486
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Scrope, G. Parlett, editor. See Sydenham.
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Upper Canada, etc. See Reports,
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i2mo. pp. xii, 321. Front.
Pp. 195-223, “The Misadventures of Robert Marsh,” a. nar-
; 1 rative drawn from Marsh’s own book, with data from other
sources relating to the rebellion and the life of political exiles in
Van Dieman’s Land. See Robert Marsh.
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624-651.
Includes five letters, Lord Durham to Sir George Arthur, and
five, .Sir George to Lord Durham, of dates from Aug. 16, 1838, to
Oct. 9, 1838, regarding treatment of prisoners under sentence, in-
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Smith, D. C. L. With map. London and New York. Macmillan
and Co. Toronto:	Hunter, Rose and Co. 1891. All rights
reserved.
8vo. pp. x, 325.
In chap, vi, “History of Upper Canada,” the causes and char-
acter of the Rebellion of ’37~’38 are set forth with Dr. Smith’s
characteristic force and clearness. He shows how the govern-
ment of the upper province, including the disposal of the Crown
lands, had fallen into the hands of the Family Compact, which
was “a social aristocracy as well as a political ring”; shows how
the arrogant policy of this oligarchy hastened the evolution of a
Reform party, and points out the issues on which this party pre-UPPER CANADA REBELLION.
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sently based its demand for “Responsible Government,” the shib-
boleth of the Canadian reformer of the period. The influence ex-
erted by the successive Lieutenant Governors, Sir Peregrine
Maitland, Sir John Colborne and Sir Francis Bond Head, is'
pointed out. The outrages in Toronto and the filibustering events
of the Niagara frontier are briefly sketched. Goldwin Smith has
ever a judicial pen, and his impartial, dispassionate characteriza-
tions alike of rebels and of .lieutenants of the Crown, give his
pages on the Upper Canadian Rebellion a value far in excess of
many more voluminous treatises on the subject. Chaps, vi and
vii, the latter treating of Lord Durham’s mission and the union
of the provinces, are an admirable basis of information for the
student on a subject which for detail of events can be better pur-
sued in other works, but scarcely so for a brief presentation of the
philosophy of the movement ; nor does the author fail to call at-
tention to it as one phase of the general ascendency of liberal
opinions which, dating from 1830, is seen in the history of France,
of England and the world at large.
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County, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of
its prominent men and pioneers. In two volumes. Edited by
H. Perry Smith. Syracuse, N. Y.: D. Mason & Go., publishers.
1884.
8vo. vol. i, pp. 776; vol. ii, pp. 554, 130.
Vol. i, chap, xxii, sketches the incidents of the rebellion on the
Niagara and in Buffalo, the account largely taken verbatim from
Johnson’s “Centennial History of Erie County.”
Smith, W. H. Canada:	Past, present and future. Being a his-
torical, geographical, geological and statistical account of Canada
West, by W. H. Smith, author of the Canadian Gazetteer; con-
taining ten county maps, and one general map of the province,
compiled expressly for the work. Vol. 1 [ii]. Toronto: Thomas
Maclear, 45 Yonge Street, n. d. [1851.]
*	2 vols. 8vo.; vol. 1, pp. cxxiv, 290, (business directory/ 80, 24;
engraved title-page before the title:	“Canada, past, present and
future” . . . , fine view of Niagara Falls. Vol. ii, pp. xxiv, 544,
(business directory con.) 81-184.
In vol. i, pp. xcvii-cv present a condensed history of the rebel-
lion, touching on the causes, and sketching the legislation that
followed, to the time of the union.
3 *
Speeches and debates> British Parliament. See Lord Brougham,
Viscount Duncannon, Earl of Durham, Lord Ellenborough,
Bishop of Exeter, Lord Glenelg, Sir Chas. Edw. Grey, Joseph
Hume, Sir R. Inglis, Henry Labouchere, Viscount Melbourne,
Daniel O’Connell, John Somerset Pakington, Viscount Palmer-
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Nicholas C. Tindal, Queen Victoria, Duke of Wellington,
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[Sullivan,-----—]. Letters on Responsible Government. By Legion.
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Sutherland, Th: Jefferson. A canvass of the proceedings on the
trial of William Lyon Mackenzie, for an alleged violation of the
neutrality laws of the United States; with a report of the testi-
mony—the charge of the presiding judge to the jury—the argu-
ments of the United States attorney—and a petition to the Presi-
dent for his release. By Th: Jefferson Sutherland. New York:
Sackett & Sargent, printers. No. 1 Nassau Street, corner of Wall.
1840.
i6mo. pp. 104.
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Queen, with letters to Lord Durham, Lord Glenelg and Sir
George Arthur:	To which is added an appendix embracing a
report of the testimony taken on the trial of the writer by a court
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Lord Sydenham came out to Canada in 1839; in his admin-
istration the demand for “responsible government” began to be
answered, the resolutions on the union of the provinces were car-
ried, and the Clergy Reserves question—the greatest grievance of
Upper Canada—was settled. Lord Sydenham’s memoirs include
an account of his visit to Niagara Falls.
.Theller, E. A. Canada in 1837-38, showing, by historical facts, the
causes of the late attempted revolution, and of its failure; the
present condition of the people, and their future prospects, to-
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31.] In two volumes. Vol. i [-iij. Philadelphia: Henry F. An-
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i2mo. vol. i, pp. 264; vol. ii, pp. 316.
Of Theller Dent says:	“A mendacious Irish-American who
had taken part with the insurgents in 1837 and ’38, and had him-UPPER CANADA REBELLION.
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self been a’ prisoner in Canada.”—Last Forty Years, etc., vol. i,
ch. ix, pp. 186-8, note. Of Theller’s book Dent says: “As a nar-
rative it is not deficient in interest, but as a contribution to history
it is utterly untrustworthy, the writer’s mendacity and want of
judgment being constantly apparent. . . . Some years after the
publication of his work on the Canadian Rebellion Dr. Theller
removed to California; where he engaged in journalism, and be-
came superintendent of public schools. He died at Hornitos, Cal.,
in 1859.” See John W. Barber and Henry Howe.
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Hansard,” &c., &c. Toronto:	Hunter, Rose & Company.
MDCCCLXXXIV.
i2mo. pp. vii [i], 392.
Chap. 24, “Toronto during the Rebellion,” includes a narrative
communicated to the author by one who was an eye-witness, dur-
ing the time when Mackenzie was in command of the rebel force
in. Yonge Street; chap. 25 treats of “The victor and vanquished”;
chap. 26, of events growing out of the rebellion; and there are
other references to Mackenzie and his times. A valuable addi-
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1894.
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an outline of events in the upper province consequent on the re-
bellion.
Toronto: past and present, historical and descriptive, a memorial
volume of the semi-centennial of 1884. . . . Toronto, 1884.
'4to., ill.
Contains considerable regarding Mackenzie and the rebellion.
True Briton (The) of the Nineteenth Century, [woodcut, with
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English farmer, and his brother in,Canada. London: Walter &
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Chap, xvii, “The Canadas, 1780-1840,” gives a condensed ac-
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territory; and transmitting letter from N. Ganon [jtc: Garrow],.
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to Secy. Forsyth, Lt. Gov. Head to Fox (ver^ full statement of
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Secy, of State, with documents, relating to the demand upon the
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. boat Caroline, p. 515.
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——— and the Romance of the Northwest Passage, by G. Bar-
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—-----By A. H. Beesly, M. A. . . . London, 1881. Chap, xii,
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8vo. pp. vii, [i], 38.	. . .	.
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Whatever her husband’s character or abilities may have been,
this volume shows Mrs. Wait to have been a woman of excep-
tional force of character. She was untiring in her efforts to
secure a pardon for her husband, going to London in order to
bring his case to the personal notice of the young Queen. It is
not improbable that her unceasing solicitations, in England and
afterwards in Canada, had some effect in hastening pardons or
modified sentences for the political exiles. She was aided in her
efforts by Jesse Ketchum, then resident in Toronto, and by
friends in Buffalo, where she was for a time during her hus-
band’s exile. He escaped from Van Dieman’s Land on an
American whaler, and found his wife at Niagara Falls, where she
was teaching school. She died May 31, 1843. Wait again mar-
ried, 1845, Rebecca Seeley of Elmira, and died Nov. 9, 1895, at
Grand Rapids, Mich., aged 82. His book, though the commonest
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In vol. i, pp. 53-80, is a sketch of the rebellion in Upper and
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Chap, xvi, “Patriot War,” pp. 274-292, contains the writer's
own recollections of Buffalo during the rebellion, but wildly in-
accurate in some respects (e. g. he calls the affair at Schlosser,
where one man was killed, “a frightful wholesale murder”!);
gives interesting data®regarding early military organization in
Buffalo, consequent on the rebellion; Gen. Scott's presence, etc.;
with some account of the notorious Ben Lett and Colonel Bill
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A long debate followed, in which Viscounts Duncannon and
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and transportation to Australia; his terrible sufferings in the
British penal Colony of Van Dieman’s Land; and return to the
United States: with a copious appendix, embracing facts and
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Pp. 151-156 give a compact history of the causes, events and
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union of the colonies of British North America, to the Right Hon.
John Russell, Halifax. 1840.
Title from Kingsford’s “The Early Bibliography of the Prov-
ince of Ontario . . . .”